Internationalization

//ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The conversion of something in order to make it international. countable, uncountable

    "Before the union of the Scottish Crown with that of England, it had for a brief period been united with that of France. On this occasion, a complete legal internationalization was effected."

  2. 2
    the act of bringing something under international control wordnet
  3. 3
    The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions. countable, uncountable

Example

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"Thus, internationalization has become a fashionable slogan for the Japanese."

Etymology

From international + -ization.

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