anglicisation
The process by which something or someone is made more EnglishThe process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Anglisierung
англициза́цияanglicizácija, англиза́цияanglizácija, англифика́цияanglifikácija
англіза́ціяanhlizácija
- the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance
Translations
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Forms
plural: anglicisationsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance:Anglicization
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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