deindustrialization

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deindustrialization

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From de- + industrialization or deindustrialize + -ation.

noun deindustrializations

  1. countable, uncountable A decrease in industrial activity or capacity. The U.K. is now an object lesson for other countries dealing with a dark triad of deindustrialization, degrowth, and denigration of foreigners.

    Opposite: reindustrialization

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Españoldesindustrialización
日本語産業空洞化 sangyō kūdōka, 空洞化 kūdōka
中文去工業化 /去工业化 qùgōngyèhuà
Portuguêsdesindustrialização
Françaisdésindustrialisation
DeutschDeindustrialisierung, Entindustrialisierung
Italianodeindustrializzazione
Ελληνικάαποβιομηχάνιση apoviomichánisi
Русскийдеиндустриализация deindustrializacija

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@misc{deindustrialization_2026,
  title = {deindustrialization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deindustrialization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}