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- verb Alternative spelling of
decolonize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
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Examples
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South African politicians could "decolonise" language by publicly speaking more African languages, according to Dr Theo du Plessis of the University of the Orange Free State.
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Indeed, Vorster even initially presented himself as Africa's supreme peace-maker, offering to help "decolonise"
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He asked for "six months to one year" and announced to the world that South Africa would help to 'decolonise'
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Once elected, Morales, together with the social movements (particular the indigenous and campesino organisations that make up the heart of the MAS), sought to implement the key demands that emerged from the peoples 'struggles: winning back control over Bolivia's natural resources, in particular the nationalisation of gas; and a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution to "decolonise" the state and end the political exclusion of the indigenous majority.
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The president said the charter would "decolonise" Bolivia by championing indigenous values lost since the Spanish conquest.
MyAntiwar.org 2009
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He said it would "decolonise" South America's poorest country by giving independence to indigenous peoples who have been under oppression dating back to the Spanish conquest.
ITN Headlines 2009
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The president said the charter would "decolonise" Bolivia by championing indigenous values lost since the Spanish conquest.
Signs of the Times 2009
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He has said the new constitution would "decolonise" South America's poorest country by recovering indigenous values lost under centuries of oppression dating back to the Spanish conquest.
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Mugabe is the best living African on the continent, with a real programme to decolonise Africa in real terms.
Mugabe Loses Honorary Degree From UMass - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Mugabe is the best living African on the continent, with a real programme to decolonise Africa in real terms.
Mugabe Loses Honorary Degree From UMass - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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