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DECOLONISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does decolonisation mean?
• DECOLONISATION (noun)
The noun DECOLONISATION has 1 sense:
1. the action of changing from colonial to independent status
Familiarity information: DECOLONISATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of changing from colonial to independent status
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
decolonisation; decolonization
Hypernyms ("decolonisation" is a kind of...):
group action (action taken by a group of people)
Derivation:
decolonise (grant independence to (a former colony))
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