southernizationn.
/ˌsʌðn̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌsʌðənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsəðərnəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌsəðərˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Frequently with capital initial. The action of making southern in character, style, or outlook, esp. of introducing values and attitudes typical of the Southern states of the United States into other parts of the country.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of specific region > [noun] > southern people > making southern
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1856 T. Parker Present Aspect Slavery Amer. 26 When their help is wanted for..the Southernization of the North, by the Lemmon decision..they will do as they are bid.
1925 Musical Q. 11 505 [Nietzsche]..whose whole work is merely a southernisation of the Northern mind.
1976 Time 27 Sept. 98/2 These developments helped to modify the old stereotypes and mitigate fear of Southernization in the North.
2006 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 May d1/5 The Southernization of U.S. politics and the growing, glaring reorganization of the Republican Party around religion are like the chicken and the egg.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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