Haitianization
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of making something Haitian. uncountable
- 2 The process of something taking on Haitian characteristics. uncountable
"The earlier political consensus disappeared, and the strength of Jamaican democracy was severely tested. Talk of the gradual "Haitianization" of the island replaced predictions of economic takeoff."
Example
More examples"The earlier political consensus disappeared, and the strength of Jamaican democracy was severely tested. Talk of the gradual "Haitianization" of the island replaced predictions of economic takeoff."
Etymology
From Haitian + -ization.
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