DECOLONIZATION

decolonization, decolonisation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decolonization (countable and uncountable, plural decolonizations)

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

(social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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