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villanization

villanization noun: the act, or an instance, of villanizing.

Noun

villanization (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The act, or an instance, of villanizing.
    • He effectively balanced his dichotomous view between the extreme of naive idealization of Americans and their culture and villanization of the United States.1994, Mary M. Hirthe, Memories are made of this: R.W. Fassbinder's BRD-Trilogy as decadent history

Origin of villanization

From villanize + -ation.

Questions about villanization

What does villanization mean?
Villanization means the act, or an instance, of villanizing.
What part of speech is villanization?
Villanization is a noun.

Words near villanization in the dictionary

  1. villanette
  2. villanettes
  3. Villani
  4. villanies
  5. Villanis
  6. villanization
  7. villanize
  8. villanized
  9. villanizes
  10. villanizing
  11. Villano

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