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Europeanisation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process whereby the people and institutions of the countries of the European Union become more European and less national.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

assimilation into European culture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Europeanization

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assimilation, absorption

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Latin Eurōpaeus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Classical Latin -ānus New Latin Eurōpaeānusbor. French européenbor. English European English -isation English Europeanisation From European + -isation.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: europeització — assimilation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歐化 /欧化 (Ōuhuà) — assimilation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歐洲化 /欧洲化 (Ōuzhōuhuà) — assimilation
  • Estonian: euroopastamine — assimilation
  • Finnish: eurooppalaistuminen — assimilation
  • French: européanisation — assimilation
  • Galician: europeización — assimilation
  • German: Europäisierung — assimilation
  • Greek: εξευρωπαϊσμός (exevropaïsmós) — assimilation
  • Italian: europeizzazione — assimilation
  • Japanese: 欧化 (Ōka) — assimilation
  • Japanese: ヨーロッパ化 (Yōroppa-ka) — assimilation
  • Japanese: 欧州化 (Ōshūka) — assimilation
  • Korean: 유럽화 (Yureophwa) — assimilation
  • Macedonian: европеизација (evropeizacija) — assimilation
  • Polish: europeizacja — assimilation
  • Portuguese: europeização — assimilation
  • Russian: европеиза́ция (jevropeizácija) — assimilation
  • Spanish: europeización — assimilation
  • Swedish: europeisering — assimilation
  • Ukrainian: європеїза́ція (jevropejizácija) — assimilation
  • Vietnamese: Âu hóa — assimilation