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globalization

UK/ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//ˌɡloʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

globalization noun: american and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.

Noun

globalization (countable and uncountable, plural globalizations)

  1. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.
    • He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders.2018 June 14, Timothy Snyder, “How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?”, in The New York Times

globalization meaning in Kannada

globalization in Kannada

ನೆಲವಿಡಿಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಕಣಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

Examples of globalization in a sentence

  • In retrospect, the process of economic globalization has meant the end of the world as we knew it.
  • Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization.
  • But globalization as the driving logic of world affairs — that seems to be over.

All 33 example sentences with globalization

Forms of globalization

pluralglobalizations

Origin of globalization

From globalize + -ation.

Words formed from globalization

Questions about globalization

What does globalization mean?
Globalization means american and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.
What is globalization in Kannada?
Globalization in Kannada is ನೆಲವಿಡಿಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಕಣಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ. See Globalization meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is globalization?
Globalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce globalization?
Globalization is pronounced /ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of globalization?
The plural of globalization is globalizations.

Words near globalization in the dictionary

  1. globalitarianism
  2. globalitarians
  3. globality
  4. globalizability
  5. globalizable
  6. globalization
  7. globalizationism
  8. globalizationist
  9. globalizationists
  10. globalizations
  11. globalize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: globalization (page history and authors); globalization (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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