Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nationalization

/nˌæʃənələzˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
na-tion-al-iza-tion
IPA
/nˌæʃənələzˈeɪʃən/
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of nationalisation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English national 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 nationalization From national + -ization.

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Questions

How do you pronounce nationalization?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˌæʃənələzˈeɪʃən/.
What does nationalization mean?
American and Oxford British English standard spelling of nationalisation.
Where does nationalization come from?
Etymology tree English national 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 nationalization From national + -ization.

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