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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of decolonize.

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  • Striking an anti-imperialist theme, the Bolivian remarks that the atmosphere must be "decolonized" and that rich nations are using more than their fair share of the atmosphere by emitting too much carbon.

    Nikolas Kozloff: Evo Morales for the Nobel Nikolas Kozloff 2010

  • Striking an anti-imperialist theme, the Bolivian remarks that the atmosphere must be "decolonized" and that rich nations are using more than their fair share of the atmosphere by emitting too much carbon.

    Nikolas Kozloff: Evo Morales for the Nobel Nikolas Kozloff 2010

  • Striking an anti-imperialist theme, the Bolivian remarks that the atmosphere must be "decolonized" and that rich nations are using more than their fair share of the atmosphere by emitting too much carbon.

    Nikolas Kozloff: Evo Morales for the Nobel Nikolas Kozloff 2010

  • Striking an anti-imperialist theme, the Bolivian remarks that the atmosphere must be "decolonized" and that rich nations are using more than their fair share of the atmosphere by emitting too much carbon.

    Nikolas Kozloff: Evo Morales for the Nobel Nikolas Kozloff 2010

  • In exchange for this uneasy alliance, the United States had agreed to help establish decolonized protectorates, or “trusteeships,” after the Japanese defeat, with the hope that these would eventually evolve into independent democratic nations.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • In exchange for this uneasy alliance, the United States had agreed to help establish decolonized protectorates, or “trusteeships,” after the Japanese defeat, with the hope that these would eventually evolve into independent democratic nations.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • Today, a whole generation of Indians has grown up with minds that are decolonized and liberated.

    Gucharam Das, Business Historian 2010

  • Today, a whole generation of Indians has grown up with minds that are decolonized and liberated.

    Gurcharan Das, Business Historian 2010

  • Any positive patient who wanted to stay in the hospital was decolonized with antibiotics and body washes.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Today, a whole generation of Indians has grown up with minds that are decolonized and liberated.

    Gucharam Das, Business Historian 2010

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