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southernization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
south-erniza-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of southernizing.

Uncountable

noun

In particular, the adaptation of something (mainly America or its politics) to the norms and practices of the American South.

Uncountable

noun

The adaptation of a society to the developments, technologies and crops of southern Asia, such as sugar, cotton, and Arabic numerals. (An analogue of westernization, suggested by historian Lynda Shaffer.)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From southern + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

southernisation (alternative)

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does southernization mean?
The process of southernizing.
Where does southernization come from?
From southern + -ization.

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