denationalisation

A form of denationalization — The act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

noundenationalisation (countable and uncountable, plural denationalisations)

plural denationalisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of denationalization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchanging something from state to private ownership or control

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishnationalisation
  8. Englishdenationalisation

From de- + nationalisation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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