Egyptianization

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Egyptian +‎ -ization

Noun[edit]

Egyptianization (uncountable)

  1. The making of a place or practice more Egyptian or more like Egypt; the introduction of Egyptian elements, practices, attitudes, language, etc.
    • 2003. "All the negotiations conducted in the 1930s on the principle of the Egyptianization of the canal’s staff and the training of skilled agents demonstrate that the concession system was perceived as a temporary system inherited from a bygone era, whose breakdown had to be accelerated." — Caroline Piquet, "The Suez Company’s Concession, 1854-1956" [1].