Filipinization
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A nationalist movement and policy of local control in the Philippines; a policy of embracing native Philippine culture and control. countable, uncountable
"The Dominican missionaries in the Philippines were not blind to the Filipinization movements gripping every sector of the society."
- 2 Conversion to a form that reflects Filipino cultural influences; The spread of Philippine influence around the world. countable, uncountable
"The dance was imitated by the natives, often with the introduction of some comical Filipinizations amid laughter and merry-making in the barrios."
- 3 Tagalization countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The Dominican missionaries in the Philippines were not blind to the Filipinization movements gripping every sector of the society."
Etymology
From Filipino + -ization.