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southernization.

The process of southernizing.

15 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The process of southernizing.

    uncountable
  2. In particular, the adaptation of something (mainly America or its politics) to the norms and practices of the American South.

    uncountable
  3. The adaptation of a society to the developments, technologies and crops of southern Asia, such as sugar, cotton, and Arabic numerals. (An analogue of westernization, suggested by historian Lynda Shaffer.)

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From southern + -ization.

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