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de-extremization

de-extremization noun: a type of reeducation.

Noun

de-extremization

  1. a type of reeducation
    • Finally, this paper seeks to answer two fundamental questions: What is the real purpose of the de-extremization campaign? And will it help improve interethnic relations and make Xinjiang more prosperous? It finds that Beijing’s current labels of extremism and terrorism in Xinjiang are the result of...2016, Patrik Meyer, China's De-extremization of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, →OCLC, page 2

Origin of de-extremization

From de- + extremization.

Questions about de-extremization

What does de-extremization mean?
De-extremization means a type of reeducation.
What part of speech is de-extremization?
De-extremization is a noun.

Words near de-extremization in the dictionary

  1. de-extincting
  2. de-extinction
  3. de-extinctioned
  4. de-extinctions
  5. de-extincts
  6. de-extremization
  7. de-facto
  8. de-fluorinate
  9. de-fluorinated
  10. de-fluorinates
  11. de-fluorinating

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