internationalization
/ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
8
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Before the union of the Scottish Crown with that of England, it had for a brief period been united with that of France. On this occasion, a complete legal internationalization was effected."
- "I must say that the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce looks upon this step towards international coinage as part of an internationalization of the weights, measures, and coins."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English national English international Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English internationalization From international + -ization.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/
- British English: /ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/