Dubaization

Dubaization

English

Etymology

From Dubai +‎ -ization.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

Dubaization (uncountable)

  1. (architecture) The process of urbanizing a city with futuristic, pioneering architecture.
    Synonym: Dubaification
    • 2025 December 27, Peter Frankopan, “Greece turns east”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 27:
      This is not all good news: the cash and attention from these parts of the world are leading to the “Dubaization” of Mykonos, Paros and other Aegean islands, turning them from sleepy dots in the sea into glitzy hotspots where “lavish displays of wealth” are celebrated.
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