<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an act or instance of releasing a country or region from the status of a colony or allowing a colony to become self-governing or independent.</li><li>a reexamination and change in a subject field, tradition, etc., to counter the belief that the culture of a colonizing power is more worthy or important than that of a colonized people.</li><li>an instance of freeing a colony to become self-governing or independent.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>to release (a country or region) from the status of a colony.</li><li>to allow (a colony) to become self-governing or independent.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>