decolonialization

noun

The process of decolonializing.

OriginEnglish colonialization ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colane →
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Meanings

noundecolonialization (countable and uncountable, plural decolonializations)

plural decolonializations

  1. countableuncountableThe process of decolonializing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
decolonization

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincolōnus
  12. Latincolōnia
  13. Middle Englishcolane
  14. Englishcolony
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishcolonial
  18. Englishcolonialization
  19. Englishdecolonialization

From de- + colonialization.

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APA

decolonialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonialization

MLA

“decolonialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonialization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decolonialization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonialization.

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