modernization
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modernization
- /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ UK
- /ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ UK
- /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ US
- /ˌmɑdɚnaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ US
- [ˌmɑɾɚ-] US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From modernize + -ation or French modernisation.
noun modernizations · modernisation
- The act, process, or result of modernizing.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: modernisation, modernizing, modernised, modernity, modern, modernism, modernise, streamlining, update, innovation, modernize, sophistication, updating, upgrading, enhancement, retrofit
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noun process of modernizing
| Español | modernización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 현대화 hyeondaehwa, 근대화 geundaehwa |
| 日本語 | 近代化 kindaika, 現代化 gendaika |
| 中文 | 現代化 /现代化 xiàndàihuà, 近代化 jìndàihuà |
| हिन्दी | आधुनिकीकरण ādhunikīkraṇ |
| Português | modernização |
| Français | modernisation |
| Deutsch | Modernisierung |
| Italiano | modernizzazione |
| Română | modernizare, modernizație |
| Русский | модерниза́ция modernizácija |
| Tiếng Việt | sự hiện đại hoá |
| العربية | تَحْدِيث taḥdīṯ |
Talk about this word "modernization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/modernization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. modernization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/modernization "modernization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/modernization.Cite this
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title = {modernization},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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