denationalization

UK: /diːˌnæʃ^ənəlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən/

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de•na•tion•al•ize  (dē nash′ə nl īz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to remove (an industry or the like) from government ownership or control.
2. to deprive of national status, attachments, or characteristics.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•na′tion•al•ise′. 

• de- + nationalize 1800–10

de•na′tion•al•i•za′tion, n.