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Definition of Decolonization
1. Noun. The action of changing from colonial to independent status.
Generic synonyms: Group Action
Derivative terms: Decolonise, Decolonize
Definition of Decolonization
1. Noun. the freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decolonization
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decolonization
Literary usage of Decolonization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Renewing the United Nations System by Erskine Childers (1999)
"The idea has also been put about that the system's geographical staffing requirement
was created after decolonization by and for the 'new majority'. ..."
2. The United Nations System: The Policies of Member States by Chadwick F. Alger, Gene Martin Lyons, John E. Trent (1995)
"It cooperated with the Western powers on a number of issues relating to
decolonization: for instance the Mohammed- Obasanjo regime worked hand in hand with ..."
3. Basic Facts about the United Nations by United Nations., UN. Department of Public Information, United Nations Publications (1995)
"TERRITORIES TO WHICH THE DECLARATION ON Decolonization CONTINUES TO APPLY (AS AT
31 DECEMBER 1994) Territory Africa: Western Sahara Asia and the Pacific: ..."
4. Enforcing Restraint: Collective Intervention in Internal Conflicts by Lori Fisler Damrosch (1993)
"Most failed states were born during the proliferation of countries resulting from
the decolonization of Africa and Asia after World War II. ..."
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