Meanings
nounde-ethnicization (uncountable)
alternative de-ethnicisation
- uncountableThe act or process of ceasing to be ethnic; de-ethnization.
The abandonment of a mother tongue leads to language death, and eventually to de-ethnicization, assimilation and gradual extinction of an ethnic entity […]
1996, Ethnicity, Politics, and Society in Northeast Africa, →ISBN, page 10
Origin
From de- + ethnicization; see the latter for more information and related terms.
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de-ethnicization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-ethnicization
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