Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [dee-kol-uh-nahyz]
- /diˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
- /diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [dee-kol-uh-nahyz]
- /diˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
Definitions of decolonization word
- uncountable noun decolonization Decolonization means giving political independence to a country that was previously a colony. 3
- noun decolonization the act or process of eliminating colonialism or freeing from colonial status 3
- verb with object decolonization to release from the status of a colony. 1
- verb with object decolonization to allow (a colony) to become self-governing or independent. 1
- verb without object decolonization to free a colony to become self-governing or independent. 1
- noun decolonization The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence. 1
Information block about the term
Parts of speech for Decolonization
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decolonization popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
decolonization usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with decolonization
- what is decolonization?
- what does decolonization mean?
- what is the meaning of decolonization?
- what happened in 1947 during the decolonization of india?
- what was decolonization and what were its effects?
- what was the indian prototype of decolonization movements?
- what was decolonization?
- how did the cold war affect decolonization?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with d
- Words starting with de
- Words starting with dec
- Words starting with deco
- Words starting with decol
- Words starting with decolo
- Words starting with decolon
- Words starting with decoloni
- Words starting with decoloniz
- Words starting with decoloniza
- Words starting with decolonizat
- Words starting with decolonizati
- Words starting with decolonizatio
- Words starting with decolonization
Was this page helpful?
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?