modernization

B2
US /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ UK /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
noun Freq #54864

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    making modern in appearance or behavior

    the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process

  2. 2
    noun

    a modernized version (as of a play)

  3. 3
    noun

    The process of modernizing.

Etymology

From modernize + -ation or French modernisation.

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Synonyms
1 noun · making modern in appearance... modernisation

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