Definition of "decolonization"

decolonization

/diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural decolonizations
1. The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.
2. (social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.
  Quotations
  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.
  2019, Nalini Mohabir, “Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence”, in Guardian.
3. (medicine) The elimination of a colony of pathogens from the body of a patient, especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens.