anglicisation

English

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Alternative forms

• Anglicisation
• anglicization (US)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.saɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.səˈzeɪ.ʃən/

  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

anglicisation (uncountable)

1. The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.

   The name Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is an anglicisation of the gaelic name dubh linn

Translations

process of anglicising

• Finnish: englannistus (fi)
• French: anglicisation (fr) f

• German: Anglisierung (de) f
• Russian: англицизация (ru) (anglicizácija) f, англизация (ru) (anglizácija) f

Related terms

• anglicise / anglicize
• anglicised / anglicized