Meanings
plural Koreanizations
- uncountableusuallythe act or process of Koreanizing.
There is a ongoing debate on how to reconcile Koreanization with the international aspect.
2001, Korea Observer2 more examples
They are attempting Koreanization of their teaching and research in universities and colleges. Modernization is no longer synonymous with Westernization or Americanization. Modernization is a true Koreanization, seeking its own potentialities and building up its own idiosyncrasies.
2012, P.G. Altbach, V. Selvaratnam, From Dependence to Autonomy: The Development of Asian Universities, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 252Following such spirit of globalization through Koreanization, a wave of Korean films, television programs, and music reached other parts of East Asia and became quite popular.
2016, Douglas Howland, Elizabeth Lillehoj, Maximilian Mayer, Art and Sovereignty in Global Politics, Springer, →ISBN, page 224
Origin
Translations
French coréanisation
- coréanisationTranslations
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Koreanization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koreanization
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