"decolonise" meaning in English

See decolonise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: decolonises [present, singular, third-person], decolonising [participle, present], decolonised [participle, past], decolonised [past]
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  1. Alternative spelling of decolonize. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: decolonize

Inflected forms

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