internationalizationn.
/ˌɪntəˌnaʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌɪntəˌnaʃn̩l̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌɪntəˌnaʃənl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌɪntəˌnaʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɪn(t)ərˌnæʃ(ə)nələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌɪn(t)ərˌnæʃ(ə)nəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The action or process of making something international in character, composition, or scope.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > nationalism > [noun] > internationalism > action of internationalizing
internationalizing1856
internationalization1860
1860 North Brit. Rev. Aug. 59 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.
1871 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 95 Internationalisation is even now a great, though as yet but insufficiently recognised actuality.
1913 Sat. Evening Post 16 Sept. 16/1 Another indication of the Internationalization of sport may be read in the track games held for Chinese undergraduates of American schools and universities.
1917 F. H. Simmonds Hist. World War I. Introd. p. xxx The position of the British Empire..did not obstruct..the internationalization of trade and commerce.
1954 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 9 June 12/5 One of the ways to balance the scales (in Indo China) would of course be internationalization of the war.
1980 Lancet 16 Feb. 353/1 The consequences stemming from the internationalisation of response to drug problems have been very mixed.
2010 L. Dunton-Downer Eng. is Coming i. 2 While this staggering internationalization of English emerged from British developments, true globalization of the language has been overwhelmingly America's work.
2. spec. The action of bringing a country, territory, etc., under the joint control or protection of two or more foreign countries, or of an international body.
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society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [noun] > protectorate or trusteeship > by two or more nations
internationalization1875
1875 B. Plummer Let. 16 Dec. in Further Corr. Suez Canal (1876) 131 in Parl. Papers (C. 1392) LXXXIII. 313 An opportunity..of facilitating or promoting any scheme for internationalization of the Canal.
1882 E. Dicey in 19th Cent. Aug. 173 The internationalisation, if I may use the word, of Egypt.
1921 tr. in K. K. Kawakami What Japan Thinks 230 There is no justification for the American demand for the internationalization of the island.
1960 Daily Herald (Provo, Utah) 31 May 10/1 The United States should acquiesce in the internationalization of Berlin and the more or less permanent division of Germany.
2007 D. Gold Fight for Jerusalem ii. iv. 132 The UN was proposing the internationalization of Jerusalem and its placement under UN administration.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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