Germanization

ˌdʒɜːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of Germanization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical policy

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policy of spreading German language and culture

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Germanization was a key policy in Nazi Germany.

linguistic change

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shift to using the German language in a region

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Germanization led to the decline of local dialects.

cultural change

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making something have more German characteristics

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The Germanization of the region was evident in architecture.

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Origin of Germanization

Latin, Germanus (related to Germany)

Examples of Germanization in a sentence

The Germanization of schools was enforced strictly.
The Germanization of the area was evident in street names.
Efforts at Germanization affected the education system.
Germanization influenced the local cuisine significantly.
The Germanization process included language changes in schools.

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French:germanisation, ...
German:Germanisierung, ...
Italian:Germanizzazione, germanizzazione, ...
Spanish:germanización, ...
Portuguese:germanização, ...
Chinese:德意志化, 德语化, ...
Japanese:ゲルマン化, ドイツ化, ...
Arabic:تَأْلِيم, أَلْمَنَة, ...
Hebrew:גֶּרְמָנִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:Германизация, германизация, ...
Ukrainian:германізація, Германізація, ...
Hindi:जर्मनाइजेशन, जर्मनीकरण, ...
Bengali:জার্মানীকরণ, জার্মানাইজেশন, ...
Catalan:germanització, ...
Czech:germanizace, ...
Danish:Germanisering, ...
Dutch:Germanisering, ...
Greek:Γερμανοποίηση, γερμανοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:elnémetesítés, elnémetesedés, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឲ្យក្លាយជាអាល្លឺម៉ង់, ការធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជាអាល្លឺម៉ង់, ...
Korean:게르마니제이션, 독일화, ...
Persian:آلمانی‌سازی, آلمانیزه کردن, ...
Polish:germanizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):Germanização, germanização, ...
Romanian:germanizare, Germanizare, ...
Swedish:Germanisering, ...
Thai:การทำให้เป็นเยอรมัน, ...
Turkish:Almanlaştırma, Almanlaşma, ...
Vietnamese:Chính sách Đức hóa, Sự Đức hóa, ...

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