Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serbianization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ser-bian-iza-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the act or process of Serbianizing.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Its principal successor, Belgrade's new military, the Army of Yugoslavia, continued a process of Serbianization already begun in the JNA during Yugoslavia's descent into war and dissolution."
"Textbooks described brutal beatings of some 30,000 Albanians and over 100 deaths from 'inhuman torture and pain', which 'shows a clear goal of the Yugoslav regime to be the expulsion of Albanians and Serbianization of their lands'."
"Despite the predominantly pro-Bulgarian and thus anti-Serbian and anti-Yugoslav orientation of the population of Vardar Macedonia, now called Southern Serbia, Belgrade pursued a policy of forced Serbianization."

Etymology

From Serbian + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Serbian

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does serbianization mean?: the act or process of Serbianizing.
Where does serbianization come from?: From Serbian + -ization.

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