indigenization
- noun
- /ɪnˌdɪdʒənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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indigenización
- Through the indigenization of agricultural practices, farmers have begun using traditional methods that better suit the land and their needs.
Examples
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Ever since Christianity was introduced into China, but especially during the 20th century with internal and external difficulties pressing the country, a visionary group of Chinese believers and theologians started exploring the indigenization and localization of Christianity in China with the objective of making the church Chinese.
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At the same time, indigenization has changed MESA from an American organization interested in the Middle East to a Middle Eastern one that happens to meet in the United States.
Academic text (1995) -
The indigenization of the Arab Human Development Reports challenges the foundations of such views.
Academic text (2004) -
Indigenization means defining an identity and mission relative to the community to which the academy is accountable.
Academic text (2007) -
Focusing on the knowledge deficit, the 2003 Arab Human Development Report expanded the process of indigenization of the human development perspective initiated in the first report.
Academic text (2004) -
The eventual maturity of this industry will allow Taiwan to achieve autonomy through the indigenization of technology and to advance its economy, echoing the national slogan since the late nineteenth century, a "rich country and strong."
Academic text (1996) -
When it comes to indigenization of arms production, an indicator as much of security decision-making autonomy as of military capability, the gap between India and Pakistan is unmistakably—and irremediably—huge.
Academic text (1996) -
Their indigenization of those frameworks introduced cultural and historical dimensions into the analysis that partially subverted the abstract humanism used to mask what ultimately are Western discourses of human development and post-conflict reconstruction, as driven by Western interests.
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The indigenization of educational programs has helped local communities integrate their cultural values into the curriculum.
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The artist’s focus on indigenization resulted in a collection that reflects the rich cultural heritage of the local community.
Synonyms
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8.2
Adopting the customs and daily life of another culture
The process of learning and taking on the customs and values of a community
Antonyms
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4.1
A process when countries, companies, and cultures begin to connect across the world
How Adapted
Surface Forms
Morphology
indigenization = indigenize (transparent) = indigen + ize + ation
A regular nominalization of the verb 'indigenize' with '-ation', so the meaning ('the process of indigenizing') follows standard English word-formation patterns.
Etymology
Indigenization comes from indigenous which means 'native' or 'born here' and the ending -ization which means 'the process of making'. So, indigenization is the process of making something fit local culture and needs.