industrialization
Americannoun
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the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
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conversion to the methods, aims, and ideals of industry and economic activity, particularly of an area that was previously underdeveloped economically.
Other Word Forms
- anti-industrialization noun
- nonindustrialization noun
- overindustrialization noun
- proindustrialization adjective
Etymology
Origin of industrialization
Example Sentences
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Moreover, its rise narrowed the policy space for others: strategies that once enabled late industrialization are now contested or constrained by new trade, investment, and climate regimes.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The modern era is full of those predicting that the industrialization of the housing industry is just a few years away, only to be proved wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
Italy became a nation in 1861, but Grandi says it became “Italian at the table” only after mass emigration, industrialization, and economic growth.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
For investors, Wabag expresses the UPW theme tied to India’s industrialization rather than East Asia.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
This was a direct result of the growth of agriculture and industrialization, and an unprecedented growth—more of an explosion, actually—in the human population.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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