Meaning of indigenization | Babel Free
ɪnˌdɪdʒənʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nDefinitions
- The act of making something or someone more indigenous; adaptation to native or local culture.
- The capability to manufacture a product, or supply a service independently within a country instead of relying on foreign manufactures or suppliers.
Examples
“An early attempt at what might now be called indigenization occurred in one of the first forts which the Portuguese built on the West African coast, Fort St George of Elmina, in what is now Ghana.”
“[A] reverse process of what we might call indigenisation also occurred, in which the freed convicts and their families and their descendants took on some of the values and mentality of Aboriginal people.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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