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de-ethnicization

de-ethnicization noun: the act or process of ceasing to be ethnic; de-ethnization.

Noun

de-ethnicization (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of ceasing to be ethnic; de-ethnization.
    • The abandonment of a mother tongue leads to language death, and eventually to de-ethnicization, assimilation and gradual extinction of an ethnic entity […]1996, Ethnicity, Politics, and Society in Northeast Africa, →ISBN, page 10

Forms of de-ethnicization

alternative formde-ethnicisation

Origin of de-ethnicization

From de- + ethnicization; see the latter for more information and related terms.

Questions about de-ethnicization

What does de-ethnicization mean?
De-ethnicization means the act or process of ceasing to be ethnic; de-ethnization.
What part of speech is de-ethnicization?
De-ethnicization is a noun.

Words near de-ethnicization in the dictionary

  1. de-essed
  2. de-esser
  3. de-essers
  4. de-esses
  5. de-essing
  6. de-ethnicization
  7. de-ethnization
  8. de-excitation
  9. de-excitations
  10. de-extinct
  11. de-extincted

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