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Irishization

Irishization noun: the act or process of Irishizing.

Noun

Irishization (uncountable)

  1. the act or process of Irishizing.
    • If In the Shadow of the Glen is an Irishization of Ibsen's play, then a major part of the alteration is its revolutionary nature that lies more in the area of culture than gender.2002, Nelson O'Ceallaigh Ritschel, Synge and Irish Nationalism: The Precursor to Revolution, Praeger Pub Text, →ISBN
    • “Every one of us Poles understands that in the Irish parochial schools our children are being systematically deprived of their Polish soul,” a religious paper observed, and that finally the children would “yield to the process of Irishization.2012, James R. Barrett, The Irish Way: Becoming American in the Multiethnic City, Penguin, →ISBN

Origin of Irishization

From Irish + -ization.

Questions about Irishization

What does Irishization mean?
Irishization means the act or process of Irishizing.
What part of speech is Irishization?
Irishization is a noun.

Words near Irishization in the dictionary

  1. Irishian
  2. Irishians
  3. Irishing up
  4. Irishism
  5. Irishisms
  6. Irishization
  7. Irishize
  8. Irishized
  9. Irishizes
  10. Irishizing
  11. Irishlandic

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