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decolonization

decolonization

English

Noun

decolonization ‎(plural decolonizations)

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

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