Definition
Definition of Italianization - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
cultural conversionTECH. conversion of a non-Italian culture to Italian customsTECH.
- The Italianization of the region changed its architecture.
2.
historyTECH. forced assimilation of minorities in Fascist ItalyTECH.
- Italianization policies affected many ethnic groups during the 1930s.
3.
linguisticsTECH. adaptation of foreign words to the Italian languageTECH.
- The Italianization of 'computer' resulted in 'computer'.
Origin of Italianization
Italian, Italianizzare (to make Italian)
Examples of Italianization in a sentence
The Italianization process affected the language spoken in the area. The Italianization of names was common during that era. Italianization efforts were met with resistance by local communities. The Italianization of 'sandwich' led to 'panino'. The word 'taxi' underwent Italianization to become 'tassì'.
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- French:italianisation, ...
- German:Italianisierung, ...
- Italian:italianizzazione, ...
- Spanish:italianización, ...
- Portuguese:italianização, ...
- Chinese:意大利化, ...
- Japanese:イタリア化, イタリア語化, ...
- Arabic:تَطْوِين إيطالي, إِيطَالَة, ...
- Hebrew:אִיטַלְקִיזַצְיָה, אִיטַלְיָנִיזַצְיָה, ...
- Russian:итализация, итальянизация, ...
- Ukrainian:італіянізація, італізація, ...
- Hindi:इतालवीकरण, इटालियनाइजेशन, ...
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