decolonization

American  

[dee-kahl-uh-nahy-zay-shuhn] / diˌkɑl əˌnaɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act, process, or practice of decolonizing.

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Other Word Forms

• post-decolonization noun

Example Sentences

It speaks in the gentle language of decolonization and human rights.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is driven in part by a philosophy known in some academic circles as AI decolonization.

From The Wall Street Journal

Global postwar decolonization and the struggle for equality proved to be lengthy and sometimes extremely bloody processes.

From Salon

The bold, unconventional “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” intertwines jazz with decolonization in its telling of newfound, fragile Congolese independence during the Cold War.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, the gallery has nurtured a new generation of West Coast conceptualists who apply the philosophical rigor and satirical swagger of the 1960s and ’70s to contemporary issues like marginalization and decolonization.

From New York Times