decolonize

• Verb, das die Befreiung einer Kolonie aus einem abhängigen Status oder die Anfechtung und den Abbau kolonialer Strukturen, Ideologien und Machtsysteme bezeichnet.

A verb meaning to free a colony from dependent status or to challenge and dismantle colonial structures, ideologies, and power systems.

1. Grant independence to a colonyB2formal

   To free a colony from the control of a colonizing country, allowing it to become self-governing.

   Eine Kolonie in die Unabhängigkeit entlassen

   • Many African nations were decolonized in the mid-20th century.
   • The process to decolonize the region took several decades.
   • International pressure helped decolonize the remaining territories.

   Synonymeemancipatefreeliberatereleaseset free

   Antonymecolonizedominateenslaveoppresssubjugatesubordinate