"decolonization" meaning in English

See decolonization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [UK] Forms: decolonizations [plural]
Etymology: de- + colonization Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|colonization}} de- + colonization Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decolonization (countable and uncountable, plural decolonizations)
  1. The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (freeing of a colony from dependent status): dekolonisering (Afrikaans), إنهاء الاستعمار (ʔinhāʔ al-istiʕmār) [masculine] (Arabic), descolonització [feminine] (Catalan), 去殖民化 (qùzhímínhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), deculonizazione [feminine] (Corsican), deculunizazione [feminine] (Corsican), diculonizazione [feminine] (Corsican), diculunizazione [feminine] (Corsican), dekolonisatie [feminine] (Dutch), siirtomaan itsenäistyminen (Finnish), siirtomaavallan purkautuminen (Finnish), dekolonisaatio (Finnish), décolonisation [feminine] (French), descolonización [feminine] (Galician), დეკოლონიზაცია (deḳolonizacia) (Georgian), Entkolonialisierung [feminine] (German), Dekolonisation [feminine] (German), αποαποικιοποίηση (apoapoikiopoíisi) [feminine] (Greek), דה-קולוניזציה (de-qolonizatzia) [feminine] (Hebrew), dekolonizáció (Hungarian), decolonizzazione [feminine] (Italian), 脱植民地化 (datsushokuminchika) (Japanese), descolonizacion [feminine] (Occitan), dekolonizacja [feminine] (Polish), descolonização [feminine] (Portuguese), decolonizare [feminine] (Romanian), деколониза́ция (dekolonizácija) (Russian), decolonizatzione [feminine] (Sardinian), diculunizzazzioni [feminine] (Sicilian), diculonizzazzioni [feminine] (Sicilian), descolonización [feminine] (Spanish), dekolonizasyon (Turkish), деколоніза́ція (dekolonizácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-decolonization-en-noun-9Hoz35N7 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de-, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Corsican translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sardinian translations, Colonialism Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 36 39 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Corsican translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 26 38 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 39 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 43 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Sardinian translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of 'freeing of a colony from dependent status': 66 7 28
  2. (social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Social sciences Synonyms (reverse of colonization): decolonialization
    Sense id: en-decolonization-en-noun-9ONqyS9m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Corsican translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sardinian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Colonialism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 46 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 36 39 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 24 46 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 47 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Corsican translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 54 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 47 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 56 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 47 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 26 38 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 53 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 51 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 39 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 21 50 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 43 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 47 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 58 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Sardinian translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 20 47 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 57 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 19 48 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 20 47 32 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 32 37 31 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, social-sciences Disambiguation of 'reverse of colonization': 6 87 7
  3. (medicine) The elimination of a colony of pathogens from the body of a patient, especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-decolonization-en-noun-3Qe2vDBw Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de-, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Corsican translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sardinian translations, Colonialism Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 36 39 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Corsican translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 26 38 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 39 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 43 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Sardinian translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 32 37 31 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: decolonisation Related terms: decolonize

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