Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nationalisation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: na-tion-al-i-sa-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of nationalising:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of nationalising:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of nationalising:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of nationalising:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the nationalisation of India"
"Despite criticisms which were made of the Railway Executive, it must be recalled that the general framework of the new railway set-up was established by statute, while this form of organisation was particularly well adapted for carrying out the unification of the railways—a very different thing from the purely political act of nationalisation, but an essential part of the objective of nationalisation."
"However the Labour Party and rail unions regard the move as a step closer to full nationalisation. TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes said: "The ONS has candidly exposed the truth about our railways. They are now in public ownership. Grant Shapps must now take direct control of running them, rather than continue to line the pockets of privateers.""
"[…] study of the legacy of classical republican patriotism through to the nationalisation of patriotism […]"

Etymology

From French nationalisation. By surface analysis, nationalise + -ation.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: nationalisation

Usage

Inflected Forms

nationalisations (plural) nationalization (alternative, British)

Derived Forms

denationalisation renationalisation

Frequently Paired Words

nationalise

Synonyms

patriotisation nationalization communization communisation

Antonyms

privatisation privatization

Questions

What does nationalisation mean?: The act or process of nationalising:
Where does nationalisation come from?: It is traced to French.

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