mislocalization

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noun

An incorrect or faulty localization.

OriginEnglish localization ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmislocalization (countable and uncountable, plural mislocalizations)

plural mislocalizations

  1. countableuncountableAn incorrect or faulty localization.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishlocalization
  10. Englishmislocalization

From mis- + localization.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

localizationism
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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