Meanings
nounmodernization (countable and uncountable, plural modernizations)
plural modernizations · alternative modernisation
- countableuncountableThe act, process, or result of modernizing.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchmodernisation
- Englishmodernization
From modernize + -ation or French modernisation.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَحْدِيث
- تَحْدِيث (taḥdīṯ)process of modernizing
Bengali আধুনিকীকরণ
- আধুনিকীকরণ (adhunikikron)process of modernizing
Bulgarian модерниза́ция
- модерниза́ция (modernizácija)process of modernizing
Catalan modernització
- modernitzacióprocess of modernizing
Chinese Mandarin 現代化 /现代化, 近代化
- 現代化 /现代化 (xiàndàihuà)process of modernizing
- 近代化 (jìndàihuà)process of modernizing
Czech modernizace
- modernizaceprocess of modernizing
Danish modernisering
- moderniseringprocess of modernizing
Dutch modernisering, modernisatie
- moderniseringprocess of modernizing
- modernisatieprocess of modernizing
Estonian moderniseerimine, ajakohastamine
- moderniseerimineprocess of modernizing
- ajakohastamineprocess of modernizing
Finnish modernisointi
- modernisointiprocess of modernizing
French modernisation
- modernisationprocess of modernizing
German Modernisierung
- Modernisierungprocess of modernizing
Hindi आधुनिकीकरण
- आधुनिकीकरण (ādhunikīkraṇ)process of modernizing
Hungarian modernizáció, korszerűsítés
- modernizációprocess of modernizing
- korszerűsítésprocess of modernizing
- modernizálásprocess of modernizing
Icelandic nútímavæðing
- nútímavæðingprocess of modernizing
Italian modernizzazione
- modernizzazioneprocess of modernizing
Japanese 近代化, 現代化
- 近代化 (kindaika)process of modernizing
- 現代化 (gendaika)process of modernizing
Korean 현대화, 근대화
- 현대화 (hyeondaehwa)process of modernizing
- 근대화 (geundaehwa)process of modernizing
Latvian modernizācija
- modernizācijaprocess of modernizing
Polish modernizacja
- modernizacjaprocess of modernizing
Portuguese modernização
- modernizaçãoprocess of modernizing
Romanian modernizare, modernizație
- modernizareprocess of modernizing
- modernizațieprocess of modernizing
Russian модерниза́ция
- модерниза́ция (modernizácija)process of modernizing
Slovak modernizácia
- modernizáciaprocess of modernizing
Spanish modernización
- modernizaciónprocess of modernizing
Swedish modernisering
- moderniseringprocess of modernizing
Ukrainian модерніза́ція, осуча́снення
- модерніза́ція (modernizácija)process of modernizing
- осуча́снення (osučásnennja)process of modernizing
- модернізува́ння (modernizuvánnja)process of modernizing
Vietnamese sự hiện đại hoá
- sự hiện đại hoáprocess of modernizing
Welsh moderneiddiad
- moderneiddiadprocess of modernizing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with modernization
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
modernization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modernization
MLA
“modernization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modernization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modernization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modernization.
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