Brazilianisation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of Brazilianization.; An increased percentage of Brazilian people or culture. countable, uncountable
"The whole effort is at present directed to nothing more than the prevention of the Brazilianisation of the Germans in Brazil. It is all quite natural ; but it is also quite natural that the Brazilian Government, which has to look on at this systematic effort to prevent a large portion of its subjects from feeling themselves to be first and foremost- Brazilians, should entertain ' suspicions.'"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Brazilianization. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"Invoking the examples of Japan and the United States, he weighs the dangers of economic dualism and the creeping 'brazilianisation' of job markets."
- 3 Alternative spelling of Brazilianization.; A social change toward economic disparity. countable, uncountable
"In Chapter 5 the narrative and analysis shift to the global South, that part of the globe once known as the Third World. This is the main site of "informalisation' (or Brazilianisation) whereby 'non-standard' forms of employment become prevalent."
Example
More examples"The whole effort is at present directed to nothing more than the prevention of the Brazilianisation of the Germans in Brazil. It is all quite natural ; but it is also quite natural that the Brazilian Government, which has to look on at this systematic effort to prevent a large portion of its subjects from feeling themselves to be first and foremost- Brazilians, should entertain ' suspicions.'"
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