anglicisation

See also: Anglicisation

English

Etymology

From anglicise +‎ -ation

Alternative forms

Anglicisation
anglicization, Anglicization (American spelling, Oxford British spelling)

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.saɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.səˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

anglicisation (countable and uncountable, plural anglicisations) (Non-Oxford British English)

The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
Dublin, the name of the capital of Ireland, is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Dubh Linn.

Related terms

anglicise / anglicize
anglicised / anglicized

Translations

process of anglicising

Arabic: أَنْجَلَة‎ f (ʾangala)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 英國化, 英国化 (yīngguóhuà), 英化 (yīnghuà), 盎格魯化, 盎格鲁化 (ànggélǔhuà)
Estonian: angliseerimine
Finnish: englannistus
French: anglicisation (fr) f
German: Anglisierung (de) f
Japanese: 英国化 (えいこくか, eikokuka), アングライゼーション (anguraizēshon)

Korean: 영국화 (yeonggukhwa)
Persian: انگلیسی‌سازی‎ (engelisi-sâzi)
Portuguese: anglicização f
Russian: англициза́ция f (anglicizácija), англиза́ция f (anglizácija)
Spanish: anglicización m
Swedish: anglifiering c, anglisering c
Vietnamese: Anh hóa

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