southernization
The process of southernizingThe process of southernizing.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The process of southernizing.
(uncountable)In particular, the adaptation of something (mainly America or its politics) to the norms and practices of the American South.
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(uncountable)The adaptation of a society to the developments, technologies and crops of southern Asia, such as sugar, cotton, and Arabic numerals. (An analogue of westernization, suggested by historian Lynda Shaffer.)
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Origin
From southern + -ization.From southern + -ization.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable