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Noun: decolonization  dee`kó-lu-nu'zey-shun [N. Amer], dee`kó-lu-nI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. The action of changing from colonial to independent status
    - decolonisation [Brit]

Derived forms: decolonizations

See also: decolonize

Type of: group action

Encyclopedia: Decolonization