Meanings
noundecolonisation (countable and uncountable, plural decolonisations)
plural decolonisations
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of decolonization.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe action of changing from colonial to independent status
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishcolonisation
- Englishdecolonisation
From de- + colonisation.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with decolonisation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
decolonisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonisation
MLA
“decolonisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decolonisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonisation.
Source: decolonisation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.