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decolonize

Syllabification: (de·col·o·nize)
Pronunciation: /dēˈkäləˌnīz/

Definition of decolonize

verb

[with object]
  • (of a country) withdraw from (a colony), leaving it independent:they must decolonize French Polynesia

Derivatives

decolonization

Pronunciation: /-ˌkälənəˈzāSHən/

noun

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Definition of decolonize in the British & World English dictionary

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