Gallicization.
Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.
The Gallicization of Algeria—at least the cities on its northern coast—was a national project for over a century.
The act of translation into the French language.
A translation into the French language.
Where this word comes from
From Gallicize + -ation, from Gallic + -ize, from Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul and the Gauls”), used archaistically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France and the French. Cf. French gaulois and gallicisme.
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