Meanings
- uncountableThe state or process of being Magyarized; assimilation to Hungarian language or culture.First known use 19th c.
The main instrument of Magyarization continued to be the schools.
1933, The Central European Observer, volumes 11-12, page 4701 more example
In the face of such resentment, the process of ‘Magyarization’ really was relentless – a Slovak could sit in his mountain fastness in a folk costume or he could move to Budapest or Transdanubia, learn Hungarian and get a factory job.
2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 417
Origin
From Magyar + -ization or Magyarize + -ation.
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