decolonize meaning

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decolonize (verb): grant independence to (a former colony).

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Definition of decolonize

  1. grant independence to (a former colony)
    • West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's

    Synonyms: decolonise

    Opposite: colonize

    Type of: liberate

    Related forms: decolonization

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in ZE · 10-letter words

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