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ˌdecoloniˈzation
[f. de- II. 2 + colonization n.]
The withdrawal from its former colonies of a colonial power; the acquisition of political or economic independence by such colonies. Also transf.
1938M. J. Bonn Crumbling of Empire ii. 101 A decolonization movement is sweeping over the continents. An age of empire-breaking is following an age of empire-making. 1957Economist 19 Oct. 213/2 Nor did the postwar return of the colonial powers reverse or halt the process of ‘decolonisation’. 1960Guardian 6 Oct. 10/4 Britain, as a liberal state, engaged in working out the logic of decolonisation. 1967Times 30 Nov. 11/1 If the full glory of decolonization is to throw the alien power out neck and crop, this satisfaction can hardly be denied the National Liberation Front. |