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descolonizar.

to decolonize

12 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/des.ko.lo.niˈza(ʁ)/Brazil[des.ko.lo.niˈza(h)]Brazil/d͡ʒis.ko.lo.niˈza(ʁ)/Brazil[d͡ʒis.ko.lo.niˈza(h)]Brazil

  1. to decolonize

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese colonizar Portuguese descolonizar From des- + colonizar.

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