decolonization

de·col·o·nize

(dē-kŏl′ə-nīz′)

tr.v. de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing, de·col·o·niz·es

To free (a colony) from dependent status.

de·col′o·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

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Noun

decolonization - the action of changing from colonial to independent status

decolonisation

group action - action taken by a group of people

Translations

décolonisation

decolonizzazione

decolonization

[diːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → descolonización f

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decolonization

[ˌdiːkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] decolonisation (British) n [country] → décolonisation f

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decolonization

[diːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → decolonizzazione f

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This book takes an incisive look at decolonization and its long-term consequences, revealing it to be a coherent yet multidimensional process at the heart of modern history, says a review on the Princeton University Press website.

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In a non-binding advisory opinion, the top United Nations court for disputes between states said Britain's 1968 decolonization of Chagos Islands was not lawful and said Britain should end rule over the territory as soon as possible.

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He said that the global governance order went obsolete with the collapse of globalization, decolonization and bipolarism.

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ISLAMABAD: At the UN Pakistan said the UN's decolonization agenda would remain incomplete without resolution of the long festering dispute of Jammu and Kashmir, says a press release received here today from New York.

UN Decolonization Agenda incomplete without solving Kashmir Dispute: Maleeha

Presenting India's position in the Oral Proceedings before the ICJ on the Request for an Advisory Opinion by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in the matter concerning "The Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965," India's Ambassador in The Netherlands, Venu Rajamony, said the historical survey of facts concerning colonization and the process of decolonization indicates that the Chagos Archipelago throughout the pre and post-colonial era has been part of the Mauritian territory.

Sovereignty of Chagos islands has been with Mauritius, India tells ICJ

Contributors in a wide range of humanities and social sciences explore relationships between the language of decolonization in Africa and the material realities it stands for.

Decolonisation of Materialities or Materialisation of (Re-)Colonisation?: Symbolisms, Languages, Ecocriticism and (Non) Representationalism in 21st Century Africa

In their recent book on the history of Nigeria's decolonization, Toyin Falola and Bola Dauda ask, "What else is there about Nigeria that has not been written or said?" (p.

Decolonizing Nigeria, 1945-1960: Politics, Power, and Personalities

New York, SANA- The Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (also known as the Special Committee on decolonization or C-24) has re-elected Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Dr.

Al-Jaafari re-elected as Rapporteur of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization

An intranasal application of mupirocin is proven to be effective for the decolonization of this microbe and the prevention of invasive S.

Effectiveness of preoperative decolonization with nasal povidone iodine in Chinese patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery: a prospective cross sectional study

So far there is no mention of Palestinian resistance as the means through which decolonization can come about.