Cocacolonization
English
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Alternative forms
edit- Cocacolonisation (UK)
- CocaColonisation (UK), CocaColonization
- cocacolonisation (UK), cocacolonization
- coca-colonisation (UK), coca-colonization
Etymology
editBlend of Coca-Cola + colonization[1] The word was first documented in 1949 in Australia and France.
Noun
editCocacolonization (uncountable)
- (colloquial, often pejorative) Globalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “Cocacolonization”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- ^ Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future[1], Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225
Translations
editGlobalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.
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