Meanings
plural industrialisations
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialization.
The great industrialisations of the Midlands, north and Scotland that gave birth to large-scale organised Labour passed most of southern England by.
2010 May 29, Ben Bradshaw, “Why I believe David Miliband should lead Labour”, in The Guardian1 more example
It gave me more of a Cormac McCarthy vibe than a Westworld one, hinting at the death of the old west, the consequences of America’s rapid industrialisation and the death of a way of life, rather than a straightforward romanticisation of the frontier and its outlaw heroes.
2018 October 10, Keza MacDonald, “Red Dead Redemption 2: three hours with the most anticipated game of the year”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe development of industry on an extensive scale
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchindustrialisation
- Englishindustrialisation
From French industrialisation, equivalent to industrial + -isation or industrialise + -ation.
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Cite this entry
industrialisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrialisation
“industrialisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrialisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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