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asweddumization

asweddumization noun: the bringing of land under cultivation.

Noun

asweddumization (uncountable)

  1. (Sri-Lanka) The bringing of land under cultivation.
    • Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated.1992, Alavattāgoḍa Pēmadāsa, Cumaratunga, the Unknown: Hidden Facets of His Scientific Profile, page 115

Forms of asweddumization

alternative formaswaddumization
alternative formasweddumisation

Origin of asweddumization

From Sinhalese අස්වැද්දුම (aswædduma) + -ization.

Questions about asweddumization

What does asweddumization mean?
Asweddumization means the bringing of land under cultivation.
What part of speech is asweddumization?
Asweddumization is a noun.

Words near asweddumization in the dictionary

  1. aswarm
  2. asway
  3. Aswayuja
  4. asweat
  5. asweddumisation
  6. asweddumization
  7. asweddumize
  8. asweddumized
  9. asweddumizes
  10. asweddumizing
  11. asweep

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