southernization

English

Alternative forms

• southernisation

Etymology

From southern +‎ -ization.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

southernization (uncountable)

1. The process of southernizing.
2. In particular, the adaptation of something (mainly America or its politics) to the norms and practices of the American South.
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3. The adaptation of a society to the developments, technologies and crops of southern Asia, such as sugar, cotton, and Arabic numerals. (An analogue of westernization, suggested by historian Lynda Shaffer.)
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