Definitions for decolonization
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•col•o•nizediˈkɒl əˌnaɪz(v.)-nized, -niz•ing.
(v.t.)to allow to become self-governing or independent.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Government
de•col`o•ni•za′tion(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
decolonization, decolonisation(noun)
the action of changing from colonial to independent status
Wiktionary
decolonization(Noun)
the freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence
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