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interiorization

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The movement of people into a country's inland areas

noun
/ˌɪntɪəriəraɪˈzeɪʃən/

: interiorización

The government promoted interiorization to encourage development in less populated regions.

Examples

Policies of interiorization led to new towns being established far from the coast.
During the 19th century, interiorization changed the demographic landscape of the country.
The interiorization began.
Wow, interiorization really transformed the area!
The government promoted interiorization to encourage development in less populated regions.
Policies of interiorization significantly transformed rural areas by attracting new residents.
During the 19th century, interiorization facilitated the settlement of many families in the countryside.

Synonyms

in-migration

vsinteriorization

Specialized

1 6.3

Movement of people into a place to live there for a long time

moves specifically toward and settles the inner parts of the area

Surface Forms

interiorization singular

interiorizations plural

Morphology

interiorization = interiorize (transparent) = interior + ize + ation

Formed from 'interior' -> 'interiorize' -> '-ation'; the meaning 'moving into the interior' is directly derived from 'interior'.

Etymology

The word interiorization comes from interior meaning 'inside' and the ending -ization meaning 'the process of'. So it literally means 'making or moving to the inside', which is why it describes people or projects moving into a country's inner regions.