Meanings
nounEuropeanisation (usually uncountable, plural Europeanisations)
plural Europeanisations · alternative Europeanization
- uncountableusuallyThe adoption of typically European behaviours or features by people or institutions.
The bourgeoisie was interested in the Europeanization of Russia and the replacement of absolutism by liberal institutions.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 333 - uncountableusuallyThe process whereby the people and institutions of the countries of the European Union become more European and less national.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient GreekΕὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā)
- Ancient GreekΕὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos)
- Classical LatinEurōpaeus
- New LatinEurōpaeānu
- Frencheuropéen
- EnglishEuropean
- EnglishEuropeanisation
Translations
Arabic أَوْرَبَة
- أَوْرَبَة (ʔawraba)assimilation
Bulgarian европеиза́ция
- европеиза́ция (evropeizácija)assimilation
Catalan europeïtzació
- europeïtzacióassimilation
Chinese Mandarin 歐化 /欧化, 歐洲化 /欧洲化
- 歐化 /欧化 (Ōuhuà)assimilation
- 歐洲化 /欧洲化 (Ōuzhōuhuà)assimilation
Czech evropeizace
- evropeizaceassimilation
Danish europæisering
- europæiseringassimilation
Dutch europeanisering
- europeaniseringassimilation
Estonian euroopastamine
- euroopastamineassimilation
Finnish eurooppalaistuminen
- eurooppalaistuminenassimilation
French européanisation, européisation
- européanisationassimilation
- européisationassimilation
German Europäisierung
- Europäisierungassimilation
Greek εξευρωπαϊσμός
- εξευρωπαϊσμός (exevropaïsmós)assimilation
Hebrew אֵירוֹפִּיזַצְיָה
- אֵירוֹפִּיזַצְיָה (eiropizátsya)assimilation
Hindi यूरोपीयकरण
- यूरोपीयकरण (yūropīyakraṇ)assimilation
Hungarian európaizáció
- európaizációassimilation
Icelandic evrópuvæðing
- evrópuvæðingassimilation
Indonesian eropaisasi
- eropaisasiassimilation
Irish Eorpú
- Eorpúassimilation
Italian europeizzazione
- europeizzazioneassimilation
Japanese 欧化, ヨーロッパ化
- 欧化 (Ōka)assimilation
- ヨーロッパ化 (Yōroppaka)assimilation
- 欧州化 (Ōshūka)assimilation
Korean 유럽화
- 유럽화 (yureophwa)assimilation
Latvian eiropeizācija
- eiropeizācijaassimilation
Lithuanian europizacija
- europizacijaassimilation
Norwegian Bokmål europeisering
- europeiseringassimilation
Polish europeizacja
- europeizacjaassimilation
Portuguese europeização
- europeizaçãoassimilation
Romanian europenizare
- europenizareassimilation
Russian европеиза́ция
- европеиза́ция (jevropeizácija)assimilation
Slovak europeizácia
- europeizáciaassimilation
Spanish europeización
- europeizaciónassimilation
Swedish europeisering
- europeiseringassimilation
Turkish Avrupalılaşma
- Avrupalılaşmaassimilation
Ukrainian європеїза́ція
- європеїза́ція (jevropejizácija)assimilation
Vietnamese Âu hóa, Âu châu hóa
- Âu hóaassimilation
- Âu châu hóaassimilation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Europeanisation
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APA
Europeanisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Europeanisation
MLA
“Europeanisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Europeanisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Europeanisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Europeanisation.
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