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foreignization

foreignization noun: the process of making something foreign.

Noun

foreignization (uncountable)

  1. The process of making something foreign.
  2. The act of foreignizing a text.

Origin of foreignization

From foreign + -ization.

Questions about foreignization

What does foreignization mean?
Foreignization means the process of making something foreign.
What part of speech is foreignization?
Foreignization is a noun.

Words near foreignization in the dictionary

  1. foreignising
  2. foreignism
  3. foreignisms
  4. foreignist
  5. foreignists
  6. foreignization
  7. foreignize
  8. foreignized
  9. foreignizer
  10. foreignizers
  11. foreignizes

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