decolonization

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Synonyms: decolorization, decolonisation, recolonization, colonization, neocolonization, decolorisation, decolourization, recolonisation

Antonyms: decolorization, decolonisation, recolonization, colonization, neocolonization, decolorisation, decolourization, recolonisation

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Noun

1. The [[freeing]] of a [[colony]] etc from [[dependent]] [[status]] by granting it [[independence]].
2. {{lb|en|social sciences}} The reverse of [[colonization]], i.e. granting back [[autonomy]] to a group.
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} The [[elimination]] of a [[colony]] of [[pathogen]]s from the body of a patient, especially [[antibiotic]]-[[resistant]] [[pathogen]]s.

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