decolonization

diˌkɑlənəˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of decolonization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

politicsthe process of a colony gaining independence

Decolonization led to the country's newfound independence.

independence

liberation

cultural aspectremoval of colonial influences

Decolonization involves reassessing and rejecting colonial cultural impositions..

independence

medical

TECH.

elimination of pathogens from a patient's body

TECH.

Decolonization reduced the patient's infection risk.

eradication

purification

removal

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Origin of decolonization

Latin, de (from) + colonia (colony)

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decolonizing

adj.

promoting decolonization

promoting the process of decolonization

Examples of decolonization in a sentence

Decolonization efforts were supported by international allies.
The book discusses the decolonization of indigenous education systems.
Decolonization efforts are reshaping national identities.
The hospital focused on decolonization to prevent outbreaks.
Decolonization was crucial before the surgery.

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French:décolonisation, éradication des pathogènes, ...
German:Dekolonisation, ...
Italian:decolonizzazione, bonifica, ...
Spanish:descolonización, eliminación de patógenos, ...
Portuguese:descolonização, ...
Chinese:非殖民化, 文化去殖民化, ...
Japanese:非植民地化, 植民地影響の排除, ...
Arabic:إِزَالَة الاِسْتِعْمَار, إِنْهَاءُ الِاسْتِعْمَار, ...
Hebrew:דֶּה־קוֹלוֹנִיזַצְיָה, דֶּה־קוֹלוֹנִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:деколонизация, устранение патогенов, ...
Ukrainian:деколонізація, ...
Hindi:उपनिवेशवाद से मुक्ति, औपनिवेशिक प्रभावों का उन्मूलन, ...
Bengali:উপনিবেশমুক্তি, উপনিবেশিক প্রভাব অপসারণ, ...
Catalan:descolonització, eliminació d'influències colonials, ...
Czech:dekolonizace, eradikace, ...
Danish:afkolonisering, fjernelse af koloniale indflydelser, ...
Dutch:dekolonisatie, ontkieming, ...
Greek:αποαποικιοποίηση, αφαίρεση αποικιακών επιρροών, ...
Hungarian:dekolonizáció, gyarmattalanítás, ...
Khmer:ការរំដោះអាណានិគម, ការរំដោះពីអាណានិគម, ...
Korean:탈식민지화, 탈식민화, ...
Persian:استعمارزدایی, غیر استعماری سازی, ...
Polish:dekolonizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):descolonização, ...
Romanian:decolonizare, decolonizare culturală, ...
Swedish:avkolonisering, dekolonisering, ...
Thai:การปลดปล่อยอาณานิคม, การลบล้างอิทธิพลอาณานิคม, ...
Turkish:sömürgeden kurtulma, sömürgesizleştirme, ...
Vietnamese:phi thực dân hóa, loại bỏ ảnh hưởng thuộc địa, ...

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