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de-ethnicization en · NOUN

Etymology

From de- + ethnicization; see the latter for more information and related terms.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act or process of ceasing to be ethnic; de-ethnization.
   • The abandonment of a mother tongue leads to language death, and eventually to de-ethnicization, assimilation and gradual extinction of an ethnic entity […] 1996, Ethnicity, Politics, and Society in Northeast Africa, →ISBN, page 10:

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