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/diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence..
In full decolonization mode, Greenlanders also have abandoned the Danish names that once gave some of us a precarious toehold on their island's geography. Nuuk, for example, appeared on children's geography board games until recently as Godthab.
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.
Use decolonization when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Decolonization means The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence..
Common synonyms include decolonialization, decolonisation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In full decolonization mode, Greenlanders also have abandoned the Danish names that once gave some of us a precarious toehold on their island's geography. Nuuk, for example, appeared on children's geography board games until recently as Godthab.
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