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norwegianization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nor-we-gian-iza-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The former Norwegian government policy of assimilating the Sami and Kven peoples into an ethnically and culturally uniform Norwegian population.

Uncountable

noun

The changing of foreign words into a Norwegian form.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Norwegian + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Norwegianizations (plural) Norwegianisation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Norwegianize

Questions

What does norwegianization mean?
The former Norwegian government policy of assimilating the Sami and Kven peoples into an ethnically and culturally uniform Norwegian population.
Where does norwegianization come from?
From Norwegian + -ization.

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