localization

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

Also spelled localisation

US /ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən/ UK /ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the adaptation of something to a particular place or market

The software's localization included translated menus and currencies.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the adaptation of something... adaptationcustomizationregionalizationplacement positioning

Opposites

globalizationinternationalizationgeneralization

Word family

Related forms localize locallocalelocation

Etymology

From localize (from local, from Latin locālis 'pertaining to a place', from locus 'place') + -ation, the noun-forming suffix from Latin -ātiō.

locālis la-lat locus Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives

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# localization

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the adaptation of something to a particular place or market

## Examples
- The software's localization included translated menus and currencies.

## Synonyms
- adaptation
- customization
- regionalization
- placement
- positioning

## Antonyms
- globalization
- internationalization
- generalization

## Related Forms
- localize
- local
- locale
- location

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: locālis
- Root: locus

## Etymology
From localize (from local, from Latin locālis 'pertaining to a place', from locus 'place') + -ation, the noun-forming suffix from Latin -ātiō.

## AI Etymology
Localization comes from localize (from local, from Latin locālis 'pertaining to a place', from locus 'place') + -ation, the noun-forming suffix from Latin -ātiō. The etymological trail includes Latin locālis, Latin locus. The same word family includes localize, local, locale, location. Its current noun use means "the adaptation of something to a particular place or market".

## Topics
- Places & Geography
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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