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Romanization

American  
[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

Ah! what the Romanization of American system that P'etch' abury will be!

From The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Leonowens, Anna Harriette

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