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decentralised

Definitions of decentralised
  1. adjective
    withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
    synonyms: decentralized
    localised, localized
    made local or oriented locally
    redistributed
    having population and industries relocated from urban to outlying areas
    suburbanised, suburbanized
    surrounded by many suburbs
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