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Germanisation

Germanisation is the alternative form of Germanization.

Meaning of Germanization

Noun

Germanization (countable and uncountable, plural Germanizations)

  1. The act of making something have more German characteristics.
  2. The adoption of German customs or culture.
    1. (historical) The policy, in Nazi Germany, of the expansion of the German language and culture.

Origin of Germanisation

From German + -isation.

Questions about Germanisation

What is Germanisation the alternative form of?
Germanisation is the alternative form of Germanization.

Words near Germanisation in the dictionary

  1. Germanified
  2. Germanifies
  3. Germanify
  4. Germanifying
  5. germanin
  6. Germanisation
  7. Germanise
  8. Germanised
  9. Germaniser
  10. Germanisers
  11. Germanises

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Germanisation (page history and authors); Germanization (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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