decolonization

English

Etymology

de- +‎ colonization

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

decolonization (plural decolonizations)

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

Translations

freeing of a colony from dependent status

• Catalan: descolonització f
• French: décolonisation (fr) f
• Galician: descolonización (gl) f
• Greek: αποαποικιοποίηση f (apoapoikiopoíisi)

• Hebrew: דה-קולוניזציה‏‎ f (de-qolonizatzia)
• Italian: decolonizzazione (it) f
• Portuguese: descolonização f
• Spanish: descolonización f

Related terms

• decolonize