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
Central banks and individuals have been allocating to gold as a safe haven during periods of geopolitical instability, while silver and copper play a crucial role in industrialization and the AI race.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 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
The Civil War mobilized unprecedented production, shifting the North toward full industrialization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Hublin says, “We are always acquiring, yes? All across the world, industrialization endangers mineral deposits. We collect as many types of minerals as exist. To a curator, none is superior to any other.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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