Indigenization
//ɪnˌdɪdʒənʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of making something or someone more indigenous; adaptation to native or local culture. countable, uncountable
"An early attempt at what might now be called indigenization occurred in one of the first forts which the Portuguese built on the West African coast, Fort St George of Elmina, in what is now Ghana."
- 2 The capability to manufacture a product, or supply a service independently within a country instead of relying on foreign manufactures or suppliers. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Over the decades, the media in the Philippines experienced more indigenization. In the 1970s when I lived there, many television shows from abroad were in English, although local programs were in Tagalog. A generation later, American programs, Japanese anime, and Korean dramas are all dubbed in Tagalog."
Etymology
From indigenous + -ization.
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