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decolonize
verb
(de-col-o-nize)
grant independence to (a former colony)
Synonyms:
decolonise
,
Antonyms:
colonize
,
Examples:
West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's.
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russian revolution
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political orientation
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british commonwealth
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human process
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dark continent
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passive resistance
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