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Anglicization

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[ang-gluh-suh-zay-shuhn, -sahy-] / ˌæŋ glə səˈzeɪ ʃən, -saɪ- /

noun

Anglicizations plural
  1. the act or process of becoming or making something English in form or character.


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The Anglicization Sasquatch first appeared in 1929, in an article for the Canadian magazine Maclean’s by J.W.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2023

The blanket term was coined by British colonizers, possibly as an Anglicization of the Tamil word “kari,” which translates directly as “a cooked vegetable or meat.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2021

The company has said the name is an Anglicization of its Chinese name, chuanqi, or “legend,” and has nothing to do with U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2018

Either through a mistranslation or simply Anglicization, Newton reported back that the Indians called the obelisk “bad god’s tower,” which he modified to “Devil’s Tower.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2017

The French stood aloof, it is true, a compact and sullen group, angered by the undisguised policy of Anglicization that faced them and by Sydenham's unscrupulous tactics.

From The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor by Skelton, Oscar Douglas

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