globalization

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UK/ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌɡloʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌɡloʊ.bə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌɡloʊ.bləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

noun

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.

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globalisation
OriginEnglish globalize ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounglobalization (countable and uncountable, plural globalizations)

plural globalizations

  1. countableuncountableAmerican and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.

    He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders.

    2018 June 14, Timothy Snyder, “How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

noungrowth to a global or worldwide scale

Similar
globalisation
Broader
economic process
Also see
globalisation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishglobe
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishglobal
  5. Englishglobalize
  6. Englishglobalization

From globalize + -ation.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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