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desinicization

desinicization noun: the removal; elimination or suppression of Chinese influence and culture or process of stripping down one's Chineseness.

Noun

desinicization (uncountable)

  1. The removal; elimination or suppression of Chinese influence and culture or process of stripping down one's Chineseness.
    • The Spanish colonial government in the Philippines implemented desinicization policies on the Chinese immigrants in order to be assimilated into the mainstream Filipino society.
    Antonyms:
    sinicization

Antonyms of desinicization

Forms of desinicization

alternative formdesinicisation

Origin of desinicization

From de- + sinicization.

Questions about desinicization

What does desinicization mean?
Desinicization means the removal; elimination or suppression of Chinese influence and culture or process of stripping down one's Chineseness.
What part of speech is desinicization?
Desinicization is a noun.

Words near desinicization in the dictionary

  1. desingularize
  2. desingularized
  3. desingularizes
  4. desingularizing
  5. desinicisation
  6. desinicization
  7. desinine
  8. Desinić
  9. desintegrin
  10. desinusoid
  11. desinusoided

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