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anglicisation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.saɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK, US)
• /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.səˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English anglicise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English anglicisation From anglicise + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
   • Dublin, the name of the capital of Ireland, is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Dubh Linn.

Forms

Relateds

Englishification · anglicise · anglicized · anglicize · anglicised

Synonyms

Anglification

Translations (28)

hy անգլիկացում (process of anglicising) · ja 英国化 (process of anglicising) · et angliseerimine (process of anglicising) · fi englannistus (process of anglicising) · el εξαγγλισμός (process of anglicising) · vi Anh hóa (process of anglicising) · he אִנְגְּלוּז (process of anglicising) · fr anglicisation (process of anglicising) · cmn 英化 (process of anglicising) · sv anglifiering (process of anglicising) · cs poangličtění (process of anglicising) · ar أَنْجَلَة (process of anglicising) · de Anglisierung (process of anglicising) · ru англиза́ция (process of anglicising) · es anglicización (process of anglicising) · pt anglicização (process of anglicising) · ko 영국화 (process of anglicising) · ja アングライゼーション (process of anglicising) · cmn 盎格魯化 /盎格鲁化 (process of anglicising) · fa انگلیسیسازی (process of anglicising) · cmn 英國化 /英国化 (process of anglicising) · da anglisering (process of anglicising) · uk англіза́ція (process of anglicising) · da anglificering (process of anglicising) · ru англифика́ция (process of anglicising) · ru англициза́ция (process of anglicising) · cs anglicizace (process of anglicising) · sv anglisering (process of anglicising)