Italianization

English

Alternative forms

• Italianisation

Etymology

Derived from Italianize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˌtæljənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˌtæljənəˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

Italianization (plural Italianizations)

1. The conversion of a non-Italian culture to an Italian one.
2. (linguistics) The process of adapting lexical elements from a foreign language to the Italian linguistic system.

Proper noun

Italianization (uncountable)

1. (historical) The forced cultural and ethnic assimilation of minorities in the Kingdom of Italy, with particular reference to the Fascist government (1922–1943).

Translations

process of forced assimilation into the Italian culture

• Belarusian: італьяніза́цыя f (italʹjanizácyja)
• Catalan: italianització f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 意大利化 (Yìdàlì huà)

• Danish: italienisering c
• Dutch: italianisering f
• Finnish: italialaistaminen
• French: italianisation (fr) f
• German: Italianisierung f
• Greek: ιταλοποίηση f (italopoíisi), εξιταλισμός m (exitalismós)
• Hungarian: olaszosítás
• Italian: italianizzazione (it) f
• Japanese: イタリア化 (イタリアか, Itaria-ka)
• Polish: italianizacja f
• Portuguese: italianização f
• Romanian: italienizare f
• Russian: итальяниза́ция f (italʹjanizácija)
• Sardinian: italianitzatzione f, italianitzadura f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: талијаниза́ција f, поталијанчивање n

  Roman: talijanizácija (sh) f, potalijančivanje n

• Slovene: poitalijančevánje n, italijanizácija f
• Spanish: italianización f
• Swedish: italienisering c
• Ukrainian: італьяніза́ція f (italʹjanizácija), італіза́ція (italizácija)
• Venetan: itałianixassion f