Romanization
Americannoun
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the act or process of making Roman Catholic.
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Sometimes, romanization. the act or process of making Roman in character.
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Usually, romanization. the act, process, or result of rendering in the Latin alphabet something written with a different system, such as Korean, Russian, or Hindi.
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The process of Romanization in Gaul shaped the unique culture that developed there.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The idea of Romanization, or the civilization of barbarians, dates back to ancient times.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2018
But I have found that Romanization works in reverse.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2018
A linguist considered the father of modern China’s Pinyin Romanization system.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2017
The last step in the Romanization of the provincial towns was Caracalla’s edict of 212 A. D. which conferred Roman citizenship upon all non-Roman municipalities throughout the empire.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
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