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Definition of decolonization noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

decolonization

noun

/diːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn/

/diːˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃn/

(British English also decolonisation)

[uncountable]

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the process of a colony or colonies becoming independent

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