noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of becoming a more interconnected world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The process of the world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models, according to the World System Theory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
growth to a global or worldwide scale
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the globalization of the communication industry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: globalization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: economic process
History
Etymology
From global + -isation or globalise + -ation. Popularized by German-American economist and professor at Harvard Business School Theodore Levitt.
Across languages
Translations
105 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
globalisering
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Albanian:
globalizim
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Arabic:
عَوْلَمَة
(ʕawlama)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Armenian:
գլոբալիզացիա
(globalizacʻia)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Armenian:
համաշխարհայնացում
(hamašxarhaynacʻum)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Armenian:
գլոբալացում
(globalacʻum)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Azerbaijani:
qloballaşma
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Belarusian:
глабаліза́цыя
(hlabalizácyja)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Bengali:
বিশ্বায়ন
(biśśaẏon)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Bulgarian:
глобализа́ция
(globalizácija)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Burmese:
ဂလိုဘယ်လိုက်ဇေးရှင်း
(ga.luibhailuikje:hrang:)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Catalan:
globalització
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Chinese Mandarin:
全球化
(quánqiúhuà)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Czech:
globalizace
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Danish:
globalisering
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Dutch:
globalisering
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Dutch:
mondialisering
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Esperanto:
tutmondiĝo
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Estonian:
üleilmastumine
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Estonian:
globaliseerumine
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Finnish:
globalisaatio
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Finnish:
maailmanlaajuistuminen
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
French:
mondialisation
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Galician:
globalización
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Georgian:
გლობალიზაცია
(globalizacia)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
German:
Globalisierung
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Greek:
παγκοσμιοποίηση
(pagkosmiopoíisi)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Hebrew:
גְּלוֹבָּלִיזָצְיָה
(globalizátsya)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Hindi:
हलिमिकरण
(halimikaraṇ)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Hindi:
वैश्वीकरण
(vaiśvīkaraṇ)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Hindi:
भूमंडलीकरण
(bhūmaṇḍalīkaraṇ)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Hungarian:
globalizáció
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Indonesian:
globalisasi
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Italian:
globalizzazione
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Japanese:
グローバリゼーション
(gurōbarizēshon)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Japanese:
グローバライゼーション
(gurōbaraizēshon)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Japanese:
グローバル化
(gurōbaruka)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Japanese:
世界化
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Japanese:
地球規模化
(chikyūkiboka)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Kazakh:
жаһандану
(jahandanu)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Kazakh:
ғаламдану
(ğalamdanu)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Korean:
세계화
(segyehwa)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Korean:
글로벌화
(geullobeolhwa)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Kyrgyz:
глобалдашуу
(globaldaşuu)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Kyrgyz:
ааламдашуу
(aalamdaşuu)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Kyrgyz:
глобализация
(globalizatsiya)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Lao:
ໂລກາພິວັດ
(lō kā phi wat)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Latin:
globalizatio
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Latvian:
globalizācija
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Lithuanian:
globalizacija
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Macedonian:
глобализација
(globalizacija)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Malay:
globalisasi
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Malayalam:
ആഗോളവത്കരണം
(āgōḷavatkaraṇaṁ)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Marathi:
जागतिकीकरण
(jāgtikīkraṇ)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Mongolian:
даяарчлал
(dajaarčlal)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Norwegian Bokmål:
globalisering
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Norwegian Nynorsk:
globalisering
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Persian:
جهانیسازی
(jahâni-sâzi)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Persian:
جهانیشدن
(jahâni-šodan)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Polish:
globalizacja
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Portuguese:
globalização
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Punjabi:
ਸੰਸਾਰੀਕਰਨ
(sansārīkran)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Romanian:
globalizare
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Russian:
глобализа́ция
(globalizácija)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Serbo-Croatian:
глобализа́ција
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Serbo-Croatian:
globalizácija
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Slovak:
globalizácia
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Slovene:
globalizacija
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Spanish:
globalización
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Spanish:
mundialización
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Swahili:
utandawazi
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Swedish:
globalisering
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Tagalog:
globalisasyon
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Tajik:
ҷаҳонишудан
(jahonišudan)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Tajik:
глобализатсия
(globalizatsiya)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Tamil:
உலகமயமாதல்
(ulakamayamātal)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Tatar:
глобальләшү
(globalʹläşü)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Thai:
โลกาภิวัตน์
(loo-gaa-pí-wát)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Turkish:
küreselleşme
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Turkish:
globalleşme
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Ukrainian:
глобаліза́ція
(hlobalizácija)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Uyghur:
يەرشارىلىشىش
(yersharilishish)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Uzbek:
globalizatsiya
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Uzbek:
globallashuv
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Vietnamese:
toàn cầu hóa
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Welsh:
globaleiddiad
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Yiddish:
גלאָבאַליזאַציע
(globalizatsye)
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Yoruba:
ètò sayé dọ̀kan
— process of becoming a more interconnected world
Czech:
globalizace
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Dutch:
globalisering
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Esperanto:
tutmondiĝo
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Estonian:
üleilmastumine
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Estonian:
globaliseerumine
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Finnish:
globalisaatio
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Finnish:
maailmanlaajuistuminen
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
French:
mondialisation
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Galician:
globalización
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Georgian:
გლობალიზაცია
(globalizacia)
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
German:
Globalisierung
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Latin:
globalizatio
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Macedonian:
глобализа́ција
(globalizácija)
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Portuguese:
globalização
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Russian:
глобализа́ция
(globalizácija)
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Spanish:
globalización
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models
Spanish:
mundialización
— process of world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models