globalization

English

Etymology

From globalize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɡloʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɡloʊ.bə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɡloʊ.bləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɡləʉ.bə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌɡlɐʉ.bə.laɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/, [ˌɡlɐʉ.bə.lɑe̯ˈzæɪ.ʃən]

Noun

globalization (countable and uncountable, plural globalizations)

1. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.
   • 2018 June 14, Timothy Snyder, “How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?”, in The New York Times:

     He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders.

Derived terms

• alter-globalization
• anti-globalization
• antiglobalization
• deglobalization
• globalizationism
• globalizationist
• preglobalization
• reglobalization
• semiglobalization
• slowbalization

Further reading

• globalization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia