nationalisation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of nationalising:
  2. The act or process of making or becoming a nation.
  3. The act of taking formerly private assets into public or state ownership.
  4. The act of becoming nationalistic.
  5. The process of losing local and regional variation and becoming national in character and scope.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

nationalisation nationalisations nationalization

Etymology

From French nationalisation. By surface analysis, nationalise + -ation.

Synonyms

patriotisation

Related words

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