decolonize

diːˈkɑːləˌnaɪz

Definition

Definition of decolonize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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political action

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remove colonial control from a country

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Many nations sought to decolonize after World War II..

emancipate

liberate

cultural aspect

Rare

free from colonial influence in thought or practice

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Scholars discuss how to decolonize educational curriculums.?

emancipate

free

liberate

social sciences

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reverse colonization effects granting autonomy

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Efforts to decolonize education are gaining momentum worldwide.

emancipate

liberate

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Origin of decolonize

Latin, de- (remove) + colonia (settlement)

Examples of decolonize in a sentence

Efforts to decolonize were met with resistance.
Activists aim to decolonize the media.
There are efforts to decolonize the museum exhibits.
Activists are working to decolonize the curriculum.
The movement aims to decolonize cultural narratives.

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French:se décoloniser, décoloniser, ...
German:dekolonisieren, von kolonialem Einfluss befreien, ...
Italian:decolonizzare, liberare dall'influenza coloniale, ...
Spanish:descolonizar, liberar de influencia colonial, ...
Portuguese:descolonizar, autonomizar, ...
Chinese:去殖民化, 解除殖民, ...
Japanese:脱植民地化する, 植民地の影響から解放する, ...
Arabic:أَزالَ الِاسْتِعْمار, حَرَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּחְרֵר מֵהַקוֹלוֹנִיָּאלִיזְם, לְהִשׁתַּחְרֵר מֵהַשְׁפָּעָה הַקוֹלוֹנִיָּה, ...
Russian:деколонизировать, освобождать, ...
Ukrainian:деколонізувати, ...
Hindi:उपनिवेशवाद समाप्त करना, औपनिवेशिक प्रभाव से मुक्त करना, ...
Bengali:উপনিবেশমুক্ত করা, ঔপনিবেশিক প্রভাব থেকে মুক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:descolonitzar, alliberar de la influència colonial, ...
Czech:dekolonizovat, zbavit koloniálních vlivů, ...
Danish:afkolonisere, frigøre fra kolonial indflydelse, ...
Dutch:dekoloniseren, bevrijden van koloniale invloeden, ...
Greek:αποαποικιοποιώ, απελευθερώνω από την αποικιακή επιρροή, ...
Hungarian:dekolonizálni, gyarmati befolyástól mentesíteni, ...
Khmer:រំដោះពីអាណានិគម, រំដោះពីឥទ្ធិពលអាណានិគម, ...
Korean:탈식민지화하다, 식민지적 영향을 제거하다, ...
Persian:استعمارزدایی کردن, استعمارزدایی فرهنگی کردن, ...
Polish:dekolonizować, uwolnić od wpływów kolonialnych, ...
Portuguese (BR):descolonizar, autonomizar, ...
Romanian:a elibera de colonialism, ...
Swedish:avkolonisera, befria från koloniala influenser, ...
Thai:ปลดปล่อยอาณานิคม, ปลดปล่อยจากอิทธิพลอาณานิคม, ...
Turkish:sömürgeden kurtulmak, sömürge etkisinden kurtulmak, ...
Vietnamese:giải phóng thuộc địa, giải phóng khỏi ảnh hưởng thuộc địa, ...

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