industrialisation
See also: îndustrialisâtion
English
Etymology
From French industrialisation, equivalent to industrial + -isation or industrialise + -ation.
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
industrialisation (plural industrialisations)
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialization.
- 2010 May 29, Ben Bradshaw, “Why I believe David Miliband should lead Labour”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The great industrialisations of the Midlands, north and Scotland that gave birth to large-scale organised Labour passed most of southern England by.
- 2018 October 10, Keza MacDonald, “Red Dead Redemption 2: three hours with the most anticipated game of the year”, in The Guardian[2]:
- It gave me more of a Cormac McCarthy vibe than a Westworld one, hinting at the death of the old west, the consequences of America’s rapid industrialisation and the death of a way of life, rather than a straightforward romanticisation of the frontier and its outlaw heroes.
Derived terms
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French
Etymology
From industrialiser + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dys.tʁi.ja.li.za.sjɔ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
industrialisation f (plural industrialisations)
Related terms
- industrialiser
- industrialisme
- industrialiste
- industrie
Further reading
- “industrialisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “industrialisation” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “industrialisation” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.