decolonization

/diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

essential, full, leading, moving, north, pending, real, so-called

VERB + DECOLONIZATION

book, call, carrying, cause, discuss, fight, lead, non-self-governing

DECOLONIZATION + NOUN

africa, anything, effort, efforts, greenlanders, mode, peace, possibility

PREP.

about, down, during, in, in, on, out, up

ADV.

also, often, recently

Definitions

noun

The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.

The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.

In full decolonization mode, Greenlanders also have abandoned the Danish names that once gave some of us a precarious toehold on their island's geography. Nuuk, for example, appeared on children's geography board games until recently as Godthab.

But what does decolonisation have to do with place names? Place names are the meeting points of history and geography that shape part of our identities.

The elimination of a colony of pathogens from the body of a patient, especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

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Synonyms

noun — the action of changing from colonial to independent status

decolonisation

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Idioms & Phrases

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Wiktionary

But what does decolonisation have to do with place names? Place names are the meeting points of history and geography that shape part of our identities.

Wiktionary

In Palestine, we should talk about decolonization and not peace.

Tatoeba · #6960390

Jewish communities dating to pre-Islamic times were driven out as "Pieds-Noirs" during the so-called decolonization of North Africa.

Tatoeba · #10105476

What people call "decolonization" is often anything but.

Tatoeba · #10275203

Western Sahara is recognized by the United Nations' Special Committee on Decolonization.

Tatoeba · #10896730

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