industrialisation

See also: îndustrialisâtion

English

Etymology

From French industrialisation, equivalent to industrial +‎ -isation or industrialise +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

industrialisation (plural industrialisations)

1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of industrialization
   • 2010 May 29, Ben Bradshaw, “Why I believe David Miliband should lead Labour”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The great industrialisations of the Midlands, north and Scotland that gave birth to large-scale organised Labour passed most of southern England by.

   • 2018 October 10, Keza MacDonald, “Red Dead Redemption 2: three hours with the most anticipated game of the year”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     It gave me more of a Cormac McCarthy vibe than a Westworld one, hinting at the death of the old west, the consequences of America’s rapid industrialisation and the death of a way of life, rather than a straightforward romanticisation of the frontier and its outlaw heroes.

Related terms

• industrialise

French

Etymology

From industrialiser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.dys.tʁi.ja.li.za.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

industrialisation f (plural industrialisations)

1. industrialisation

Related terms

• industrialiser
• industrialisme
• industrialiste
• industrie

Further reading

• “industrialisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “industrialisation” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “industrialisation” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.