English Explanatory Dictionary

Zaireanization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A political process in Zaire in the 1960s and 1970s, aiming to rid the country of the influences of colonialism and Western culture by renaming cities, banning Western clothing, etc.

Word forms

Zaireanization Zairianization Zairization Zairianisation Zairisation Zaireanisation

Etymology

From Zairean + -ization.

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