cocacolonization

noun

Globalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

cocacolonization1

nouncocacolonization (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Cocacolonization.

Cocacolonization2

nounCocacolonization (uncountable)

alternative Cocacolonisation · alternative CocaColonisation · alternative CocaColonization · alternative cocacolonisation · alternative cocacolonization · alternative coca-colonisation · alternative coca-colonization

  1. colloquialoftenpejorativeuncountableGlobalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.

    Synonyms: Coca-Colonialism, McDonaldization

CocaColonization3

nounCocaColonization (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Cocacolonization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGlobalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.

Origin

Blend of Coca-Cola + colonization The word was first documented in 1949 in Australia and France.

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Translations

French coca-colonisation
  • coca-colonisationGlobalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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