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deterritorialization

/ˌdiːtɛɹɪˌtɔːɹiəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

deterritorialization noun: the eradication of social, political, or cultural practices from their native places and populations.

Noun

deterritorialization (countable and uncountable, plural deterritorializations)

  1. The eradication of social, political, or cultural practices from their native places and populations.

Forms of deterritorialization

pluraldeterritorializations

Origin of deterritorialization

From de- + territorialization.

Questions about deterritorialization

What does deterritorialization mean?
Deterritorialization means the eradication of social, political, or cultural practices from their native places and populations.
What part of speech is deterritorialization?
Deterritorialization is a noun.
How do you pronounce deterritorialization?
Deterritorialization is pronounced /ˌdiːtɛɹɪˌtɔːɹiəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of deterritorialization?
The plural of deterritorialization is deterritorializations.

Words near deterritorialization in the dictionary

  1. deterreth
  2. deterring
  3. deterritorial
  4. deterritorialisation
  5. deterritorialise
  6. deterritorialization
  7. deterritorializations
  8. deterritorialize
  9. deterritorialized
  10. deterritorializes
  11. deterritorializing

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