Frenchification

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Frenchification

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From Frenchify + -ation, from French + -ify.

noun Frenchifications · frenchification

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of making French or more French-like, especially in informal contexts. The Frenchification of the shopping district is complete: every shop has been redone in a Haussmannian style and baguettes, wine, and accordion music are inescapable.
  2. countable, slang, uncountable Something that has been made more French or French-like. The ubiquitous café is just a Frenchification of the old English coffeehouse, providing the ambiance of peaceful al fresco dining without actually moving any chairs outdoors.
  3. countable, uncountable Synonym of Gallicization, translation into French or a French translation.

    Similar: Gallicization, translation into French or a French translation

Similar: Gallicization, francization, frenchifying

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noun act or action of Frenchifying, something Frenchified

Españolafrancesamiento, francofonización
Françaisfrancisation
DeutschFranzösierung, Französisierung, Französieren, Französisieren, Französelei
Русскийгаллиза́ция gallizácija, франциза́ция francizácija, офранцу́живание ofrancúživanije
العربيةفَرْنَسَة farnasa

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@misc{frenchification_2026,
  title = {Frenchification},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frenchification},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}