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
A linguist considered the father of modern China’s Pinyin Romanization system.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2017
The leaker began posting the data on Twitter late Wednesday night using the handle @shenfenzheng, a Romanization of the Mandarin word for ID card.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2016
But only when Romanization becomes more or less universal.
From Across China on Foot by Dingle, Edwin John
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