modernization
Syllables: mod·ern·i·za·tion/ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/US/ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
modernization noun: the act, process, or result of modernizing.
Noun
modernization (countable and uncountable, plural modernizations)
- The act, process, or result of modernizing.
modernization meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
modernization in Hindi
- process of modernizing
- आधुनिकीकरण ādhunikīkraṇ
modernization in Marathi
- आधुनिकीकरण
modernization in Bengali
- process of modernizing
- আধুনিকীকরণ adhunikikron
modernization in Telugu
- process of modernizing
- ఆధునికీకరణ ādhunikīkaraṇa
More languagesFewer languages
- modernization in Malayalam
- ആധുനികവൽക്കരണം ādhunikavalkkaraṇaṁ, ആധുനികീകരണം ādhunikīkaraṇaṁ
- modernization in Kannada
- ಆಧುನೀಕರಣ
- modernization in Nepali
- आधुनिकीकरण
- modernization in Arabic
- تَحْدِيث taḥdīṯ
- modernization in Vietnamese
- sự hiện đại hoá
Examples of modernization in a sentence
- Modernization is a true Koreanization, seeking its own potentialities and building up its own idiosyncrasies.
- In these early stages of political modernization, the military officers play a highly modernizing and progressive role.
- Modernization is no longer synonymous with Westernization or Americanization.
Forms of modernization
| plural | modernizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | modernisation |
Origin of modernization
From modernize + -ation or French modernisation.
Words formed from modernization
Words that rhyme with modernization
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about modernization
- What does modernization mean?
- Modernization means the act, process, or result of modernizing.
- What is modernization in Hindi?
- Modernization in Hindi is आधुनिकीकरण (ādhunikīkraṇ). See Modernization meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is modernization?
- Modernization is a noun.
- How do you pronounce modernization?
- Modernization is pronounced /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of modernization?
- The plural of modernization is modernizations.
Words near modernization in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: modernization (page history and authors); modernization (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); modernization (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); modernization (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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