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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

Nonetheless, some political observers last week were starting to speculate about still another Italianization: the possible erosion of central-government authority.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

One of these timber merchants presented an example of Italianization.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Baerlein, Henry