Meanings
noundenationalization (countable and uncountable, plural denationalizations)
plural denationalizations · alternative denationalisation
- BritishEnglishOxfordUScountableuncountableThe act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounchanging something from state to private ownership or control
Opposite
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishnational
- Englishnationalization
- Englishdenationalization
From de- + nationalization.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
denationalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denationalization
MLA
“denationalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denationalization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denationalization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denationalization.
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