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Tibetanization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɪˌbɛ.tə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
• /tɪˌbɛ.tə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Tibetanize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The process by which someone or something becomes or is made more Tibetan, or an instance of this process.
   • The three separate manuscripts present us in several instances with entirely disparate readings, with even the interspersed Tibetan phrases being so garbled that it remains impossible to determine whether or not they were ever intelligible. Some, perhaps, are Tibetanizations of earlier Sanskrit or Prakrit forms now irretrievably lost, for there is about the entire passage a definite aura of antiquity. 1993, Martin J. Boord, The Cult Of The Deity Vajrakīla, Tring: Institute of Buddhist Studies, →ISBN, page 191:
   • There is no doubt that the first and most obvious one is the immediate "Tibetanization" of the migrants. They come seeking favor and tolerance from the members of the community, not as conquerers, so that both convenience and policy favor the adoption of at least a part of the Tibetan garb and as much of Tibetan usage as they can without running counter to deep-seated Chinese prejudices. 1939, Robert B. Ekvall, Cultural Relations on the Kansu-Tibetan Border, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, page 40:
   • They accepted Tibetan ways of thinking, of doing things, and adopted Tibetan speech and clothing, not only as matters of material convenience, but also of culture expediency in order to win favor and tolerance from the Tibetans. The degree of Tibetanization varied from that of the Chinese boy adopted by a Tibetan family to the Chinese immigrant family which sought to maintain its own Chinese culture. 1942, John L[ewis] Gillin, John P[hilip] Gillin, An Introduction to Sociology, New York, NY: Macmillan Publishers, page 684:
   • The majority of these public servants are locals, which reflects 50 years of the Chinese Tibetanization policy. 2014, Eric Meyer, Tibet, the Last Cry, Hong Kong: Blacksmith, →ISBN, page 98:

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