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exoticisation

exoticisation is the UK standard form of exoticization.

Meaning of exoticization

Noun

exoticization (plural exoticizations)

  1. the conversion of something into a more exotic form
  2. the representation of something ordinary as being exotic
  3. the act of romanticizing elements of something, like a culture, that is foreign to oneself

Forms of exoticisation

pluralexoticisations

Origin of exoticisation

From exotic + -isation.

Questions about exoticisation

What is exoticisation the UK standard form of?
Exoticisation is the UK standard form of exoticization.

Words near exoticisation in the dictionary

  1. exotic stars
  2. exotica
  3. exotical
  4. exotically
  5. exoticalness
  6. exoticisation
  7. exoticisations
  8. exoticise
  9. exoticised
  10. exoticises
  11. exoticising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exoticisation (page history and authors); exoticization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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