noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of Russification. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
2. 2
   The process of making anything Russian. uncountable

   "the Russification of Western rock music"

3. 3
   The process of making anything Russian.; A policy that enforces traditional Russian values either domestically or internationally. uncountable
4. 4
   The process of making anything Russian.; Localization of a software or hardware interface (e.g. text on buttons of a washing machine) into the Russian language, whether using Cyrillic or transliteration. See Computer Russification. uncountable
5. 5
   The process of making anything Russian.; Enabling a computer system to work with the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. rare, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

russianization

Antonyms

All antonyms

derussianizationderussification

Example

More examples

"Due to total Russification in Belarus, the Belarusian language is on the brink of extinction."

Etymology

From Russify + -ification, from Russian.

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