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globalization

globalization

53 4.1
A process when countries, companies, and cultures begin to connect across the world
  • noun
  • /ˌɡloʊbələˈzeɪʃən/
  • US
translation icon : globalización
  • Critics argue that globalization can lead to economic inequality and cultural homogenization.
  • impact of globalization
  • globalization affects
  • economic globalization

Additionally, there is a globalization of music we've never seen before.

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Examples

  • To what extent are Kuwaiti students aware of the phenomenon of globalization and its implications?

    Academic text (2011)
  • We find that, under these circumstances, financial globalization can be beneficial.

  • I mean, to me, the globalization of music is, is very important.

  • Globalization is here to stay, so together let's think about the type of globalization we want and need.

  • To what extent do you think globalization has affected your English learning experience at the department?

    Academic text (2011)
  • And, of course, we're living in the golden age of communications because of globalization.

  • Do you think the process of globalization has brought any implications to your everyday life?

    Academic text (2011)
  • Recent research has shown the empirical evidence for globalization of corporate innovation is very limited.

  • We face a backlash of millions of people, particularly in the West who feels that globalization is not working.

  • Although the participants were aware that globalization is a reality, they were unable to understand its far-reaching implications.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

internationalization
vsglobalization
  • US
1 7.3

Bringing a place or system under the control of several countries

is a broader process of businesses or cultures gaining international influence and operating globally

Antonyms

172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

localization
  • Specialized
3 4.1

Changing a product so it fits the language and ways of people in a country

How Global

globalization
  • US
53 4.1
globality
8.2
regionalization
  • Formal
1 6.8
localization
  • Specialized
3 4.1

Surface Forms

globalization singular

Morphology

globalization = globalize (transparent) = global + ize + ation

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ation' to 'globalize', a standard and semantically regular nominalization.

Etymology

Globalization comes from global, which comes from the Latin globus meaning 'globe', and the ending -ization that shows a 'process'. So, globalization is the process of making businesses, cultures, or ideas connected across the whole world.