Scandinavianization

noun

The act of making (something) Scandinavian in character; the process of Scandinavianizing.

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Meanings

nounScandinavianization (countable and uncountable, plural Scandinavianizations)

plural Scandinavianizations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of making (something) Scandinavian in character; the process of Scandinavianizing.

    I've been laboring under this misapprehension for years, and can't decide whether I'm upset about having to reconfigure my Grand Unified Theory of American pop's Scandinavianization, or proud to claim this songwriting savant as a native son.

    2009 December 16, Jody Rosen, “Let’s Talk More About Sex—and Country Music”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2023

Origin

From Scandinavian + -ization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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