How do you use the word "decolonization" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "decolonization" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "decolonization": In Palestine, we should talk about decolonization and not peace. What people call "decolonization" is often anything but.

Decolonization Meaning

/diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.

nounThe reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.

Sentence Examples

In Palestine, we should talk about decolonization and not peace.

What people call "decolonization" is often anything but.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The process of ____ led to many new nations in Africa after 1960.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

In Palestine, we should talk about ____ and not peace.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English colonization English decolonization From de- + colonization.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"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." — 2001 May 20, James Brooke, “Where Icebergs Are Born”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2017:

"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.:

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