In most cases, modernization is identified with Westernization.
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Modernization
//ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩//
Synonyms for "modernization" (2 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 34 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- modernizim noun (process of modernizing)
Arabic
1 entries- تَحْدِيث noun (process of modernizing)
Armenian
1 entries- արդիականացում noun (process of modernizing)
Asturian
1 entries- modernización noun (process of modernizing)
Belarusian
1 entries- мадэрніза́цыя noun (process of modernizing)
Bengali
1 entries- আধুনিকীকরণ noun (process of modernizing)
Catalan
1 entries- modernització noun (process of modernizing)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 現代化 /现代化 noun (process of modernizing)
- 近代化 noun (process of modernizing)
Czech
1 entries- modernizace noun (process of modernizing)
Danish
1 entries- modernisering noun (process of modernizing)
Dutch
1 entries- modernisering noun (process of modernizing)
Estonian
2 entries- ajakohastamine noun (process of modernizing)
- moderniseerimine noun (process of modernizing)
Finnish
1 entries- modernisointi noun (process of modernizing)
French
1 entries- modernisation noun (process of modernizing)
Galician
1 entries- modernización noun (process of modernizing)
German
1 entries- Modernisierung noun (process of modernizing)
Hindi
1 entries- आधुनिकीकरण noun (process of modernizing)
Hungarian
3 entries- korszerűsítés noun (process of modernizing)
- modernizáció noun (process of modernizing)
- modernizálás noun (process of modernizing)
Icelandic
1 entries- nútímavæðing noun (process of modernizing)
Italian
1 entries- modernizzazione noun (process of modernizing)
Japanese
2 entries- 現代化 noun (process of modernizing)
- 近代化 noun (process of modernizing)
Kazakh
1 entries- жаңғырту noun (process of modernizing)
Korean
2 entries- 근대화 noun (process of modernizing)
- 현대화 noun (process of modernizing)
Latvian
1 entries- modernizācija noun (process of modernizing)
Macedonian
2 entries- модернизација noun (process of modernizing)
- осовременување noun (process of modernizing)
Malayalam
2 entries- ആധുനികവൽക്കരണം noun (process of modernizing)
- ആധുനികീകരണം noun (process of modernizing)
Polish
1 entries- modernizacja noun (process of modernizing)
Portuguese
1 entries- modernização noun (process of modernizing)
Russian
1 entries- модерниза́ция noun (process of modernizing)
Spanish
1 entries- modernización noun (process of modernizing)
Swedish
1 entries- modernisering noun (process of modernizing)
Telugu
1 entries- ఆధునికీకరణ noun (process of modernizing)
Ukrainian
3 entries- модерніза́ція noun (process of modernizing)
- модернізува́ння noun (process of modernizing)
- осуча́снення noun (process of modernizing)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sự hiện đại hoá noun (process of modernizing)
Sample sentences
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Central to this issue is the problem of modernization.
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Its modernization was far beyond my expectations.
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The Algiers Grand Mosque showcases Algiers' modernization.
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