nationalization

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noun

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of nationalisation.

Similar
nationalisationcommunizationcommunisation
Opposite
denationalization
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Meanings

nounnationalization (countable and uncountable, plural nationalizations)

plural nationalizations

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe action of forming or becoming a nation

Similar
nationalisation
Broader
group action

nounthe action of rendering national in character

Similar
nationalisation
Broader
change

nounchanging something from private to state ownership or control

Similar
nationalisationcommunizationcommunisation
Opposite
denationalization
Broader
social control
Also see
communizationnationalisation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From national + -ization.

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Cite this entry
APA

nationalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationalization

MLA

“nationalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationalization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nationalization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationalization.

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