Germanization

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noun

The act of making something have more German characteristics.

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Meanings

nounGermanization (countable and uncountable, plural Germanizations)

plural Germanizations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of making something have more German characteristics.
  2. countableuncountableThe adoption of German customs or culture.
    1. countablehistoricaluncountableThe policy, in Nazi Germany, of the expansion of the German language and culture.

Origin

From German + -ization.

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Translations

Arabic أَلْمَنَة
  • أَلْمَنَة (ʔalmana)Making more German
Czech germanizace, poněmčení
  • germanizaceMaking more German
  • poněmčeníMaking more German
  • poněmčováníMaking more German
Esperanto germanigo
  • germanigoMaking more German
French germanisation
  • germanisationMaking more German
German Germanisierung, Eindeutschen
  • GermanisierungMaking more German
  • EindeutschenMaking more German
Malay penjermanan
  • penjermananMaking more German
Polish germanizacja
  • germanizacjaMaking more German
Romanian germanizare
  • germanizareMaking more German
Russian германиза́ция
  • германиза́ция (germanizácija)Making more German
Slovak germanizácia
  • germanizáciaMaking more German
Swedish förtyskning, germanisering
  • förtyskningMaking more German
  • germaniseringMaking more German
Turkish Almanlaştırma
  • AlmanlaştırmaMaking more German
Cite this entry
APA

Germanization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germanization

MLA

“Germanization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germanization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Germanization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germanization.

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