africanization

Af·ri·can·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [af-ri-kuh-nahyz]
- /ˈæf rɪ kəˌnaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [af-ri-kuh-nahyz]
- /ˈæf rɪ kəˌnaɪz/

Definitions of africanization word

verb with object africanization to replace the European or white staff of (an organization in Africa) with black Africans. 1
verb with object africanization to bring under African, especially black African influence or to adapt to African needs. 1
noun africanization The act or process of Africanizing. 0

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Origin of africanization

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; African + -ize

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Parts of speech for Africanization

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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africanization popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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