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globalization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɡloʊ.bləˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
  • /ˌɡlɐʉ.bə.laɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌɡləʉ.bə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
  • /ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌɡloʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
  • [ˌɡlɐʉ.bə.lɑe̯ˈzæɪ.ʃən] (New-Zealand)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌɡloʊ.bə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English globe Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English globalize 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 globalization From globalize + -ation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) American and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.
    • He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders. 2018 June 14, Timothy Snyder, “How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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globalizations Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

slowbalization · globalizationism · reglobalization · globalizationist · deglobalization · alter-globalization · anti-globalization · preglobalization · antiglobalization · semiglobalization