decolonization
noun[U]
(UKusuallydecolonisation)uk/diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/diːˌkɑː.lə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/theprocessin which acountrythat waspreviouslyacolony(=controlledby anothercountry)becomespoliticallyindependent; theprocessof gettingridofcolonies:
He was anambassadorinwesternAfricaduring aperiodof decolonization.
In some of France'sformercolonies,Frenchremainedtheofficiallanguageofstateafter decolonisation.
social sciencespecialized
theprocessofchangingsomething such as acurriculum(= alistofbooks,ideas, etc. to bestudied)in a way thatconsiderstheculturalbeliefsbehind it, forexamplethebeliefthatEuropeanwriters,artists, orideasarebetterand moreimportantthanonesfromcountriesthat werecolonized(=controlled)byEurope, and that gives moreimportanceto non-Europeanwriters,artists, etc.:
Decolonisationhittheheadlineswhen astudentwroteanopenletterto hercollegesaying thattheirEnglishliteraturecoursedid notreflectworldliteratures and was put together from astrictlywhiteperspective.
The decolonization ofhistoryas asubjectislongoverdue.
- Thepaceof decolonisationacceleratedrapidlyduring thetimethat heheldoffice.
 - They were anextremeright-wingorganizationthatopposedthe decolonization of Belgium's onlycolony, the Congo.
 - Theessayexaminestherootsandconsequencesof decolonisation inAfricaover the past 100years.
 - TheseAboriginalpaintingsmake methinkofourpeople'sconstantstrugglefor decolonization.
 - Decolonisationincludesthecollectivereclaimingofcultureandlanguage.
 
Colonization & self-government
- acknowledgement of country
 - annex
 - annexation
 - anti-colonial
 - anti-colonialism
 - colonize
 - colony
 - commonwealth
 - condominium
 - crown colony
 - independence
 - Independence Day
 - intercolonial
 - land acknowledgment
 - Nat
 - recolonization
 - recolonize
 - secede
 - secession
 - self-determination