Decolonization

//diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//

Synonyms for "decolonization" (2 found)

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Translations

36 translations across 29 languages.

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Afrikaans

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  • dekolonisering noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Arabic

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  • إنهاء الاستعمار noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Catalan

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  • descolonització noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 去殖民化 noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Corsican

4 entries
  • deculonizazione noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)
  • deculunizazione noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)
  • diculonizazione noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)
  • diculunizazione noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Dutch

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  • dekolonisatie noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Finnish

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  • dekolonisaatio noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)
  • siirtomaan itsenäistyminen noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)
  • siirtomaavallan purkautuminen noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

French

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  • décolonisation noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Galician

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  • descolonización noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Georgian

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  • დეკოლონიზაცია noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

German

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  • Dekolonisation noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)
  • Entkolonialisierung noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Greek

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  • αποαποικιοποίηση noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Hebrew

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  • דה־קולוניזציה noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Hungarian

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  • dekolonizáció noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Italian

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  • decolonizzazione noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Japanese

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  • 脱植民地化 noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Korean

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  • 탈식민지화 noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Malay

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  • penyahjajahan noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Occitan

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  • descolonizacion noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Polish

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  • dekolonizacja noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Portuguese

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  • descolonização noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Romanian

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  • decolonizare noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Russian

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  • деколониза́ция noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Sardinian

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  • decolonizatzione noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Sicilian

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  • diculonizzazzioni noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)
  • diculunizzazzioni noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Spanish

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  • descolonización noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Turkish

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  • dekolonizasyon noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Ukrainian

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  • деколоніза́ція noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • phi thực dân hoá noun (freeing of a colony from dependent status)

Sample sentences

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In Palestine, we should talk about decolonization and not peace.

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Jewish communities dating to pre-Islamic times were driven out as "Pieds-Noirs" during the so-called decolonization of North Africa.

Source: tatoeba (10105476)

What people call "decolonization" is often anything but.

Source: tatoeba (10275203)

Western Sahara is recognized by the United Nations' Special Committee on Decolonization.

Source: tatoeba (10896730)

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