Dubaization

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noun

The process of urbanizing a city with futuristic, pioneering architecture.

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Meanings

nounDubaization (uncountable)
  1. uncountablearchitectureThe process of urbanizing a city with futuristic, pioneering architecture.

    This is not all good news: the cash and attention from these parts of the world are leading to the “Dubaization” of Mykonos, Paros and other Aegean islands, turning them from sleepy dots in the sea into glitzy hotspots where “lavish displays of wealth” are celebrated.

    2025 December 27, Peter Frankopan, “Greece turns east”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 27

    Synonyms: Dubaification

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe process of urbanizing a city with futuristic, pioneering architecture.

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Dubaification
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dubaification

Origin

From Dubai + -ization.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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