Europeanizationn.
/ˌjʊərəˌpiːənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌjɔːrəˌpiːənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌjərəˌpiənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌjʊrəˌpiənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌjərəˌpiəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌjʊrəˌpiəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of making European in character, form, or scope.
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1845 A. A. Paton Servia vi. 53 (heading) Europeanization of Belgrade.
1862 R. F. Burton City of Saints (ed. 2) ii. 115 The Europeanization of the Indian generally is hopeless as the Christianization of the Hindoo.
1907 Times 21 Feb. 5/5 The idea of a gradual Europeanization of Macedonia under the suzerainty of the Sultan has proved to be right.
1952 Hispania 35 181/1 This period is called socio-cultural fusion and it is characterized by an ever-increasing Europeanization of the Indian groups.
1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 June 22/4 Basic conditions for this Europeanization include..a longer-term perspective of ever-closer association with the existing EC.
2004 C. Cobb Ego & Ink xviii. 245 It's been a controversial, interesting, passionate newspaper and..has meant a kind of Europeanization of the Canadian newspaper industry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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