Asianization

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noun

The process of becoming Asian in character or culture

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Meanings

nounAsianization (countable and uncountable, plural Asianizations)

plural Asianizations · alternative Asianisation

  1. countableuncountableThe process of becoming Asian in character or culture
  2. countableuncountableThe conversion of something (such as the plot of a film) so as to use Asian characters and settings

Origin

From Asian + -ization.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 亞洲化 /亚洲化
  • 亞洲化 /亚洲化 (yàzhōuhuà)process of making or becoming Asian
French asiatisation
  • asiatisationprocess of making or becoming Asian
Japanese アジア化
  • アジア化 (ajiaka)process of making or becoming Asian
Portuguese asiatização, asianização
  • asiatizaçãoprocess of making or becoming Asian
  • asianizaçãoprocess of making or becoming Asian
Russian азиатиза́ция
  • азиатиза́ция (aziatizácija)process of making or becoming Asian
Cite this entry
APA

Asianization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asianization

MLA

“Asianization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asianization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asianization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asianization.

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