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Canadianization

Canadianization

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To make something more like Canada in culture, daily habits, or ownership
  • noun
  • /kəˌneɪdiənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Canadian
: canadianización
  • The Canadian government implemented new policies to support the Canadianization of foreign businesses operating in the country.

Examples

  • Many immigrants choose to embrace Canadianization by learning the customs and traditions of their new home.

  • The Canadianization of the music festival included local artists and traditional foods from different regions of Canada.

  • Canadian nationalism accelerated the "Canadianization" of Alcan through the 1960s.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Cormier, Jeffrey. The Canadianization Movement: Emergence, Survival, and Success. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004. 234 pp. $65.00 cloth.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Also, the Alberta government was fighting a policy that enjoyed widespread popularity among the public, especially its Canadianization features (Wood 1985, 176; Uslaner 1989, 167).

    Academic text (2004)

  • Cormier, Jeffrey. The Canadianization Movement: Emergence, Survival, and Success. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004. Council of Canadian Academies. Innovation and Business Strategy: Why Canada Falls Short.

    Academic text (2016)

Surface Forms

Canadianization singular
Canadianizations plural

Morphology

Canadianization = Canadianize (transparent) = Canada + ian + ize + ation

The noun is a regular process-noun formed from the verb 'Canadianize', and the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Canadianization comes from Canadian ('from Canada') plus the ending -ization meaning 'the process of making or becoming'. So Canadianization is the process of making something more Canadian, or of people becoming more like Canadian customs and ways.