decolonization

English

Etymology

de- +‎ colonization

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

decolonization (countable and uncountable, plural decolonizations)

1. The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.
2. (social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.
   • 2019, Nalini Mohabir, Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence in the Guardian.

     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.

Related terms

• decolonize

Translations

freeing of a colony from dependent status

• Catalan: descolonització f
• French: décolonisation (fr) f
• Galician: descolonización (gl) f
• German: Entkolonialisierung (de) f
• Greek: αποαποικιοποίηση (el) f (apoapoikiopoíisi)
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• Hebrew: דה-קולוניזציה f (de-qolonizatzia)
• Italian: decolonizzazione (it) f
• Portuguese: descolonização f
• Russian: деколониза́ция (ru) (dekolonizácija)
• Spanish: descolonización f