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Decolonise

verb/dɪslˈɛktɪk/
Definition
grant independence to (a former colony)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪslˈɛktɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪkˈɒlənˌaɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪkˈɒlənˌaɪz/
4 syllables Say it as /dɪslˈɛktɪk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
decolonize
Antonyms
colonisecolonize
Parts of Speech
verbgrant independence to (a former colony)
“West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's”
Word Forms
decolonizationnounthe action of changing from colonial to independent status
decolonisationnounthe action of changing from colonial to independent status
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
dekolonisieren
Unabhängigkeit gewähren (einer ehemaligen Kolonie)
🇫🇷French
décoloniser
accorder l'indépendance à (une ancienne colonie)
🇪🇸Spanish
descolonizar
conceder la independencia a (una antigua colonia)
🇮🇹Italian
decolonizzare
concedere l'indipendenza a (un'ex colonia)
🇳🇱Dutch
dekoloniseren
onafhankelijkheid verlenen aan (een voormalige kolonie)
🇵🇹Portuguese
descolonizar
conceder independência a (uma ex-colônia)
🇷🇺Russian
деколонизировать
предоставить независимость (бывшей колонии)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उपनिवेश विमुक्त करना
(एक पूर्व उपनिवेश) को स्वतंत्रता प्रदान करें
🇧🇩Bengali
উপনিবেশ করা
স্বাধীনতা প্রদান (একটি প্রাক্তন উপনিবেশ)
🇮🇳Tamil
காலனித்துவ நீக்கம்
(முன்னாள் காலனி) சுதந்திரத்தை வழங்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
వలసలను తొలగించు
(మాజీ కాలనీ)కి స్వాతంత్ర్యం ఇవ్వండి
🇮🇳Marathi
उपनिवेशीकरण
(पूर्वीची वसाहत) स्वातंत्र्य द्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડિકોલોનાઇઝ
(ભૂતપૂર્વ વસાહત) ને સ્વતંત્રતા આપો
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಸಾಹತುಶಾಹಿ
(ಹಿಂದಿನ ವಸಾಹತು) ಗೆ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ನೀಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കോളനിവൽക്കരിക്കുക
(ഒരു മുൻ കോളനി)ക്ക് സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം നൽകുക
🇵🇰Urdu
غیر آبادکاری
(ایک سابق کالونی) کو آزادی دینا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
非殖民化
给予（前殖民地）独立
🇯🇵Japanese
脱植民地化する
（元植民地に）独立を認める
🇰🇷Korean
탈식민화하다
(이전 식민지)에 독립을 부여하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giải phóng thuộc địa
trao quyền độc lập cho (một thuộc địa cũ)
🇹🇭Thai
ปลดปล่อยอาณานิคม
ให้เอกราชแก่ (อดีตอาณานิคม)
🇮🇩Indonesian
melakukan dekolonisasi
memberikan kemerdekaan kepada (bekas koloni)
🇲🇾Malay
dekolonisasi
memberikan kemerdekaan kepada (bekas tanah jajahan)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إنهاء الاستعمار
منح الاستقلال إلى (مستعمرة سابقة)
🇮🇷Persian
استعمار زدایی
اعطای استقلال به (یک مستعمره سابق)
🇹🇷Turkish
sömürgecilikten kurtulmak
(eski bir koloniye) bağımsızlık vermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
דה-קולוניזציה
להעניק עצמאות ל (מושבה לשעבר)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'decolonise'?
The primary meaning of 'decolonise' is 'grant independence to (a former colony)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'decolonise' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'decolonise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'decolonise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'decolonise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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