anglicisation

anglicisation

See also: Anglicisation

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
English anglicise
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English anglicisation

    From anglicise + -ation.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.saɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.səˈzeɪ.ʃən/
      Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    anglicisation (countable and uncountable, plural anglicisations) (non-Oxford British English)

    1. The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.
      Synonym: Anglification
      Dublin, the name of the capital of Ireland, is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Dubh Linn.

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