decolonised
Threw off empire
Decolonised is the British spelling of decolonized, the past tense of decolonize.
A decolonised nation has achieved independence from colonial rule.
More recently, the word describes efforts to remove colonial influence from institutions, curricula, or ways of thinking: a decolonised syllabus, decolonised approaches to museum collections.
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
statehood · republic · self-rule · emancipation · postcolonial · partition · constitution · autonomy
Adapting to native practices
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
- ubuntuShared humanity ethic
Restoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
healing · memorialization · accountability · renaming · redress
independence
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
nationhood · statehood · republic · self-rule · emancipation · postcolonial · partition · constitution · autonomy · nation-building
indigenization
Adapting to native practices
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
acknowledgment · healing · memorialization · accountability · renaming · redress
decolonisedcolonised
Established control over territory
colonized · subjugated · dominated · dependent · subject
decolonisedoccupied
Currently in use
annexed · conquered · subjugated · controlled · governed
decolonisedcolonised
Established control over territory
recolonised · annexed · incorporated · colonized · recolonized