decolonization

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

decolonization
    n 1: the action of changing from colonial to independent status
         [syn: {decolonization}, {decolonisation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

decolonization \decolonization\ n.
   1. the action of changing from colonial to independent
      status.

   Syn: decolonisation.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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