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Italianization

American  
[i-tal-yuhn-uhz-ay-shuhn, -ahyz-] / ɪˌtæl yən əzˈeɪ ʃən, -aɪz- /

noun

  1. the process of making or becoming Italian.


Example Sentences

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“It’s bunk,” Francis said, using an Italianization of a Spanish expression.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Daniel Maguire, theologian, Marquette University, and a former priest: There is a certain amount of what I call "Italianization" going on in this country.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week in the Austrian Parliament deputies Kold and Abrams of Higher Tyrol, which is still Austrian, luridly described the sufferings of Lower Tyrolese under Il Duce's regime of impetuous Italianization.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beside Italian and English, Maltese have a language of their own and this the British Government has attempted to encourage as a means of fighting further Italianization.

From Time Magazine Archive

Myron Whitney is a name needing no Italianization.

From Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday by Lahee, Henry C.

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