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decolonization

noun
/diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English colonization English decolonization From de- + colonization.

  1. derived from *kʷel-✻
  2. derived from colōnia
  3. inherited from colane
  4. suffixed as colonize — “colony + ize”
  5. suffixed as colonization — “colonize + ation”
  6. prefixed as decolonization — “de- + colonization”

Definitions

  1. The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.

  2. The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.

    • But what does decolonisation have to do with place names? Place names are the meeting points of history and geography that shape part of our identities.

  3. The elimination of a colony of pathogens from the body of a patient, especially…

    The elimination of a colony of pathogens from the body of a patient, especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for decolonization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA