decolonization
English
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Etymology
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From de- + colonization.
Pronunciation
Noun
decolonization (countable and uncountable, plural decolonizations)
- The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.
- (social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.
- 2001 May 20, James Brooke, “Where Icebergs Are Born”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 June 2017:
- In full decolonization mode, Greenlanders also have abandoned the Danish names that once gave some of us a precarious toehold on their island's geography. Nuuk, for example, appeared on children's geography board games until recently as Godthab.
- 2019, Nalini Mohabir, “Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- But what does decolonisation have to do with place names? Place names are the meeting points of history and geography that shape part of our identities.
- (medicine) The elimination of a colony of pathogens from the body of a patient, especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
Synonyms
- (reverse of colonization): decolonialization
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Translations
freeing of a colony from dependent status
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