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decolonize
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de·col·o·nize  (d-kl-nz)
tr.v. de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing, de·col·o·niz·es
To free (a colony) from dependent status.
de·colo·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
decolonize, decolonise [diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz]
vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to grant independence to (a colony)
decolonization , decolonisation n
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Verb1.decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"
decolonise
set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
colonise, colonize - settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
Translations
decolonize [diːˈkɒlənaɪz] VT → descolonizar
decolonize
vt → entkolonisieren
decolonize [diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz] vt → decolonizzare
decolonize [diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz] vt → decolonizzare


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Additional case-players may have been carriers as well, but they may have been decolonized before culture.
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In response to the abuse of words, the abuse of concepts, the abuse of politics, and the abuse of people, Said offers us the decolonized mind as an expression of the human rights mind, a mind that recognizes universal principles of common humanity first, before focusing on the myriad differences that can either be understood to enrich all of us together or exploited to divide us from them, me from you.
Dr. Edward Said (1935-2003): Edward Said: a eulogy by Normand, Roger / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
We need to resolve some key questions", he said, "such as of Western Sahara, the Palestinian issue; decolonize those that want to be decolonized.
Of conflict, and post-conflict, situations; Fourth Committee: Special ... by UN Chronicle
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