Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floridization

/ˌflɔɹɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Flo-rid-i-za-tion
IPA: /ˌflɔɹɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən/

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of coming to resemble the US state of Florida in some respect.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

The phenomenon of the percentage of seniors in a specific region progressively increasing as the population ages.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And some were annoyed just because they respected Cuban culture and resented its increasing Floridization."
"[T]he bland refusal of public accountability which has allowed unparalleled extravagance in the provision of space, furniture, fittings and accoutrements for the Parliament while leaving schools ill-equipped and underprovided; and it does not record the results of the ‘Floridisation’ policy [...]"
"Indeed, another plausible view is the Floridisation of American politics, the idea that it is now in an exact two-party balance."
"Taking after what America did to [Fidel] Castro's Cuba, since 2000, we have witnessed a trend towards "Floridisation" of Zimbabwean politics, which is to say an attempt to encourage an outbound movement of Zimbabwean nationals in the hope of creating a critical voting mass that can be relied upon to capture the Zimbabwean State, Hamid Karzai-style."
"The investment banker Pete Peterson calls this "the Floridization of America." The decline in births, right after the peak years, has had an impact on every business that targets young adults."
"Although the percentage and the sheer volume of elders and people with disabilities living in the United States in the 21st century is increasing, their distribution will vary across the country; the Floridization of the country will happen in pockets."

Etymology

From Florida + -ization (suffix denoting the act, process, or result of doing something). Sense 2 (“phenomenon of the percentage of seniors in a specific region progressively increasing as the population ages”) refers to the sizable number of retirees who settle in the US state.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Florida

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌflɔɹɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən/
British English: /ˌflɒɹɪdaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Floridisation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Florida Floridian Floridize

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce floridization?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌflɔɹɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does floridization mean?: The process of coming to resemble the US state of Florida in some respect.
Where does floridization come from?: From Florida + -ization (suffix denoting the act, process, or result of doing something). Sense 2 (“phenomenon of the percentage of seniors in a specific region progressively increasing as the population ages”) refers to the sizable number of retirees who settle in the US state.

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