internationalization
1
7.3
- noun
- /ˌɪntəˌnæʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
:
internacionalización
- If other rising powers have resisted the internationalization of their currencies, why is China's policy so different?
- currency internationalization
- process of internationalization
- internationalization of labor
Examples
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The Declaration also launched and became the heart and the engine of the internationalization of human rights.
Academic text (1990) -
The trend towards internationalization and increasing flexibility of companies has probably contributed to this process.
Academic text (1995) -
Now, there may be behind this, I think, some concern about, you know, the internationalization of criminal law enforcement and investigation.
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One solution was internationalization, moving parts of the production to countries with lower labor costs.
Academic text (1995) -
But with the growing internationalization of economies, this local structure of the labor market has been changing.
Academic text (1996) -
The initial focus of Singapore's internationalization effort was on Europe and North America.
Academic text (1996) -
The trend toward internationalization in military life was preceded by the internationalization of the business sector in Europe.
Academic text (1997) -
Now the advocates must live up to this principle by accepting an internationalization of the canon.
Academic text (1991) -
Governments often conclude in such circumstances that the internationalization of a dispute might only worsen an already disagreeable situation.
Academic text (1993) -
The internationalization of trade agreements has helped facilitate economic cooperation between countries.
Synonyms
53
4.1
A process when countries, companies, and cultures begin to connect across the world
How Global
- US
53
4.1
- US
1
7.3
- Formal
1
6.8
- Specialized
3
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
internationalization = internationalize (transparent) = inter + nation + al + ize + ation
Built by adding the deverbal noun suffix '-ation' to 'internationalize'; the construction follows standard English derivation.
Etymology
Internationalization comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between' and nation meaning 'country', plus -ization meaning 'the process of making'. So it means the process of making something shared by or under the control or influence of different countries.