deculturalization

noun

The process of deculturalizing.

OriginEnglish cultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture →
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Meanings

noundeculturalization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process of deculturalizing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishcultural
  17. Englishdeculturalization

From de- + cultural + -ization.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deculturalization

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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