decolonization

English Thesaurus

1. the action of changing from colonial to independent status (noun.act)

hypernym	:	group action,
definition	:	action taken by a group of people (noun.act)

derivation	:	decolonise, decolonize,
definition	:	grant independence to (a former colony) (verb.social)

derivation	:	decolonise, decolonize,
definition	:	grant independence to (a former colony) (verb.social)