Anglicization
Americannoun
plural
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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
He went home with a strong opinion not only against an assembly but against any immediate attempts at Anglicization in any form.
From The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton by Wood, William Charles Henry
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