Meanings
plural remilitarizations · alternative remilitarisation
- countableuncountableThe act or process of remilitarizing.
In more sophisticated versions, the German people are understood to have been taken in by Hitler’s charisma not least because the remilitarization he initiated — not to mention the Wehrmacht’s early battlefield successes — was a balm to wounded national pride.
2007 February 18, Dagmar Herzog, “Handouts From Hitler”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of militarizing again
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Finnish remilitarisointi, uudelleenmilitarisointi
- remilitarisointiTranslations
- uudelleenmilitarisointiTranslations
French remilitarisation
- remilitarisationTranslations
German Remilitarisierung
- RemilitarisierungTranslations
Greek επαναστρατιωτικοποίηση
- επαναστρατιωτικοποίηση (epanastratiotikopoíisi)Translations
Italian rimilitarizzazione
- rimilitarizzazioneTranslations
Polish remilitaryzacja
- remilitaryzacjaTranslations
Portuguese remilitarização
- remilitarizaçãoTranslations
Russian ремилитариза́ция
- ремилитариза́ция (remilitarizácija)Translations
Spanish remilitarización
- remilitarizaciónTranslations
Cite this entry
remilitarization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remilitarization
“remilitarization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remilitarization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remilitarization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remilitarization.
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