Syrianization

English

Etymology

From Syrian +‎ -ization.

Noun

Syrianization (uncountable)

1. The act or process of Syrianizing.
   • 2005, Thomas F. Glick, Islamic And Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages, BRILL, →ISBN, page 47:

     Most striking of all was the extensive Syrianization of the landscape that took place throughout the eighth century, first, through the settlement of Syrian contingents (junds) in such places as Seville and Valencia;

   • 2012, Adam M. Howard, Edward Coltrin Keefer, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1974-1976, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian, →ISBN, page 992:

     The Israelis will of course say that any intervention will lead to the Syrianization of Lebanon. The irony of it is that even if they stay out, it will lead to Syrianization of Lebanon.

   • 2017, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Harold Trinkunas, Shadi Hamid, Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder, Brookings Institution Press, →ISBN, page 71:

     Of course, Nusra does want to establish a statelike entity eventually, after it meets the needs of various stages of development and sufficient Syrianization.

2. (politics) A form of Balkanization; the fragmentation and destruction of a state into smaller, often hostile regions.