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Romanization

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[roh-muhn-iz-ay-shuhn, -ahyz-ay-shuhn] / ˌroʊ mən ɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -aɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  • Romanizations
    plural
  1. the act or process of making Roman Catholic.

  2. Sometimes, romanization. the act or process of making Roman in character.

  3. Usually, romanization. the act, process, or result of rendering in the Latin alphabet something written with a different system, such as Korean, Russian, or Hindi.


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The process of Romanization in Gaul shaped the unique culture that developed there.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

But I have found that Romanization works in reverse.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2018

A linguist considered the father of modern China’s Pinyin Romanization system.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2017

The leaker began posting the data on Twitter late Wednesday night using the handle @shenfenzheng, a Romanization of the Mandarin word for ID card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2016

But only when Romanization becomes more or less universal.

From Across China on Foot by Edwin John Dingle

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