Magyarization

English

Etymology

From Magyar +‎ -ization or Magyarize +‎ -ation.

Noun

Magyarization (uncountable)

1. The state or process of being Magyarized; assimilation to Hungarian language or culture. [from 19th c.]
   • 1933, The Central European Observer, volumes 11-12, page 470:

     The main instrument of Magyarization continued to be the schools.

   • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 417:

     In the face of such resentment, the process of ‘Magyarization’ really was relentless – a Slovak could sit in his mountain fastness in a folk costume or he could move to Budapest or Transdanubia, learn Hungarian and get a factory job.

See also

• Hungarianization