v.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' kä-l ə - ˌ n ī z
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1963
: to free from colonial status
– de · col · o · ni · za · tion \ ( ˌ )d ē - ˌ kä-l ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
v.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' kä-l ə - ˌ n ī z
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1963
: to free from colonial status
– de · col · o · ni · za · tion \ ( ˌ )d ē - ˌ kä-l ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012