Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canadianization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cana-di-an-iza-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of making or becoming Canadian or more Canadian.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Canadianization of their children may have had certain negative effects for immigrant family relations, but it worked well in the interests of assimilation and nation building."
"While a few works in this second category have analyzed the strategies of churches in promoting the Canadianization of first-generation immigrants, like most institutional studies they provide the view from the head office."
"A multi-ethnic and a multi-cultural city which once had distinct ethnic neighborhoods but with "Canadianization" of younger population and their desire to be suburbanites, the degree of segregation has relatively decreased."

Etymology

From Canadian + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Canadian

Usage

Inflected Forms

Canadianizations (plural) Canadianisation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Canada Canadian Canadianise Canadianising Canadianism Canadianist Canadianize Canadianizing

Questions

What does canadianization mean?: The process of making or becoming Canadian or more Canadian.
Where does canadianization come from?: From Canadian + -ization.

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