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Decolonization
Meaning
Noun
●
The
freeing
of a
colony
etc from
dependent
status
by
granting
it independence.
●
In Social sciences:
The
reverse
of
colonization
, i.e.
granting
back
autonomy
to a group.
●
In Medicine:
The
elimination
of a
colony
of
pathogens
from the body of a
patient
, especially antibiotic-resistant
pathogens
.
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