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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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
GE Vernova is developing fuel cell technology for commercialization within one to two years, with industrialization in two to three years.
From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025
I couldn’t resist Greg Steinmetz’s “American Rascal,” about Jay Gould and the escapades that led to American industrialization on the back of the railroads.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
To that end, the report recommended the industrialization of the African areas, noting that any program of development that did not aim at providing opportunities for Africans in their own regions was doomed to failure.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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