NYT Dictionary
NATIONALIZATION
/nˌæʃʌnʌlʌzˈeɪʃʌn/Nounna-tion-al-i-ZA-tionna-tion-al-i-za-tion · 6 syllablesGrade 7
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2024
Meaning
American and Oxford British English standard spelling of nationalisation.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English national Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English nationalization From national + -ization.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
nationalisationcommunizationcommunisationacculturationadmissionadoptionaffiliationannexationassimilationattachment
Antonyms
denationalization
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle, including a pangram: