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decolonize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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de·col·o·nize (also decolonise British English) /ˌdiːˈkɒlənaɪz $ -ˈkɑː-/ verb [transitive]  PGto make a former colony politically independent 使〔以前的殖民地〕政治独立;使非殖民(地)化decolonization /diːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -ˌkɑːlənə-/ noun [uncountable]
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de·col·o·nize verbChineseSyllable
a to Corpus make colony politically former independent


decolonize
decolonize (also decolonise British English) /ˌdiːˈkɒlənaɪz $ -ˈkɑː-/ verb [transitive]
to make a former colony politically independent
—decolonization /diːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -ˌkɑːlənə-/ noun [uncountable]