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Meaning of "Germanization" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GERMANIZATION

Germanization  [ˌdʒɜːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GERMANIZATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Germanization is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GERMANIZATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Germanization

Germanisation

Germanisation refers to the spread of the German language, people and culture or policies which may have introduced these changes. It was a central plank of German liberal thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries, at a period when liberalism and nationalism went hand-in-hand. In linguistics, Germanisation also occurs when a word from the German language is adapted into a foreign language.

Definition of Germanization in the English dictionary

The definition of Germanization in the dictionary is the action or process of Germanizing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GERMANIZATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GERMANIZATION

Germanicus Caesar
Germanisation
Germanise
Germaniser
Germanism
germanite
germanium
Germanize
Germanizer
Germanophil
Germanophile
Germanophilia
Germanophobe
Germanophobia
germanous
Germany

WORDS THAT END LIKE GERMANIZATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of Germanization in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Germanization» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GERMANIZATION

Find out the translation of Germanization to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Germanization from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Germanization» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

德国化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

germanización
570 millions of speakers

English

Germanization
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Germanization
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Germanization
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

германизации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

germanização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Germanization
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

germanisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jermanisasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Germanisierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドイツ化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Germanization
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jermanisasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Germanization
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Germanization
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जर्मनकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

almanlaşma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

germanizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

germanizacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

германізації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

germanizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γερμανοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Germanization
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Germanization
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

germaniseringspolitikken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Germanization

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GERMANIZATION»

The term «Germanization» is used very little and occupies the 153.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GERMANIZATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Germanization» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Germanization» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Germanization

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GERMANIZATION»

Discover the use of Germanization in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Germanization and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity: A ...
While the first part of the book develops a general model of religious transformation for such encounters, the second part applies this model to the Germano-Christian scenario.
James C. Russell, 1994
2
Women and the Nazi East: Agents and Witnesses of Germanization
This book examines the role of women in Nazi Germany's nationality struggle during the 1930s and in measures to Germanize occupied Poland during World War II. Drawing on previously untapped material from Polish and German archives, as well ...
Elizabeth Harvey, 2003
3
THE LOST CHILDREN
When the Nazis overran Eastern Europe, they sought to enrich their demographic power and to avenge interwar policies of “Polonization,”“Czechification” and “ Slovenization” through the Germanization of children deemed to possess German ...
Tara Zahra, 2011
4
Divergent Paths: The Hegelian foundations of Marx's method
Germaniza- tion was the most important need in Germany, and the young Engels looked upon Prussia as the most likely incubator of Germanization. Germanization meant a national consciousness. Germanization meant the overcoming of ...
Norman Levine, 2006
5
The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity : A ...
While the first part of the book develops a general model of religious transformation for such encounters, the second part applies this model to the Germano-Christian scenario.
James C. Russell Saint Peter's College, 1993
6
Prague in Black: Nazi Rule and Czech Nationalism
Gradualism, and perhaps the shelving of total Germanization, seemed to be winning the day again. From the outside, too, pressure for the total Germanization of the Protectorate subsided, but only temporarily. Acting Czech and Going Hungry ...
Chad Carl Bryant, 2007
7
An Ecofeminist Perspective on Ash Wednesday and Lent
16 Russell, Germanization, 115. 17 Gundarrson, Teutonic, 199. 18 Davidson, Lost Beliefs, 123. 19 Hilda Ellis Davidson, Myths and Symbols in Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions (Syracuse, N. Y.: Syracuse University ...
Sylvia A. Sweeney, 2010
8
An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires
When Empress Maria Theresa ascended to the throne, however, she enacted modest reforms and opened Hungary to Western education, science, culture, and government. Her actions also opened Hungary to active germanization. Initially ...
James Stuart Olson, Lee Brigance Pappas, Nicholas Charles Pappas, 1994
9
Model Nazi: Arthur Greiser and the Occupation of Western Poland
Of course, Poles and especially Jews paid the heaviest price for Greiser's Germanization project. Tens of thousands of Poles were murdered; hundreds of thousands were deported or sent to do forced labor; many others lost their homes and ...
Catherine Epstein, 2010
10
"Non-Germans" Under the Third Reich: The Nazi Judicial and ...
... German occupation, no changes were made to the stateless status of the inhabitants of the General Government, although the police leadership showed itself interested in the Germanization of Poles "of German blood."10 This was because ...
Diemut Majer, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GERMANIZATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Germanization is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kiska, Zeman to pay tribute to Lidice victims
Some of the Lidice children were chosen for Germanization. Children under one year of age were poisoned with exhaust gases in specially ... «Prague Post, Jun 15»
2
Polish church recalls clergy martyrs 70 years after Dachau liberation
... said the Nazis had planned to eliminate Poland's Catholic clergy as a “barrier to Germanization,” while Poland's later communist government ... «CatholicPhilly.com, Apr 15»
3
Teaching People to Commit Genocide
Raphael Lemkin referred to a similar policy as "Germanization," of "the imposition by one stronger nation (Germany, Hungary, Italy) of its ... «AINA, Apr 15»
4
'Catholic' Hitler's war on Jesus Christ, Christians
In Hitler's scheme for the Germanization of Eastern Europe, there was to be no place for Christian churches. Bullock wrote that “once the war ... «The Global Dispatch, Jan 15»
5
Review: Legends of Their Time | Chamber Music Society of Fort …
... to affect the nearly perfect performance of Piano Quintet No.1 in C minor, Op. 1 by Ernő Dohnányi (he went by the Germanization of his name, ... «TheaterJones Performing Arts News, Jan 15»
6
The Men Who Enjoy Killing Jews
Seven of these children were deemed suitable for “Germanization”. Eichmann then ordered the “special treatment” for the others. “If at that time ... «Arutz Sheva, Sep 14»
7
The Statute of Kalisz's Great Legacy
... who sought to extinguish Polish culture by forcing Germanization or Russification on the people and the brutal oppression of the population's ... «First Things, Sep 14»
8
The History of Wall Street's Unspoken Relationship to Nazi Germany …
... 1933, Hitler spoke of “conquest of Lebensraum” in the East and ruthless 'Germanization' as his two ultimate foreign policy objectives. «Center for Research on Globalization, Sep 14»
9
Chad Bryant: the complexities and contradictions of Czech …
... to noted Nazi leaders in Prague was about his determination not just to realize the Germanization of the Protectorate but also all of Europe.”. «Radio Prague, Jun 14»
10
Tsipras to Le Monde: 'The Greek Debt is Not Viable'
Merkel and Schäuble have a strategic plan which is the Germanization of Europe and the colonization of the south of Europe.” He stressed that ... «Greek Reporter, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Germanization [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/germanization>. May 2024 ».
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