modernization
noun
the act or process of making or becoming up-to-date, or the state of being up-to-date or modern.
modernisation
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a variation of
modernization.
Example Sentences
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"Ethiopia's modernisation cannot be fully realised without access to the sea," he continued, although he added that this would only be pursued through "peaceful" means.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Parent company JLR said it had up-skilled 10,500 workers for electric production as it pushes ahead with modernisation despite recent financial pressures and planned job cuts.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
International donors and the government have committed tens of millions of euros to reducing pollution, including through the modernisation of one of the plants, which is expected to cut emissions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The birth-control campaign was designed to control the territory's population, which had ballooned since the 1950s, aided by modernisation and better healthcare.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
This is a modernisation in burlesque octosyllabic verse of part of Juvenal's sixth satire.
From Fielding by Austin Dobson
