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decolonize

Pronunciation: /diːˈkɒlənʌɪz/
(also decolonise)
Definition of decolonize

verb

[with object]
  • (of a state) withdraw from (a colony), leaving it independent:Spain seemed in no hurry to decolonize those lands

Derivatives

decolonization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

decolonize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of decolonize in the US English dictionary