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globalization

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • US: /ˌɡloʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • US: /ˌɡloʊ.bə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • US: /ˌɡloʊ.bləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌɡləʉ.bə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌɡlɐʉ.bə.laɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/
  • New-Zealand: [ˌɡlɐʉ.bə.lɑe̯ˈzæɪ.ʃən]
  • CMU ARPABET: G L OW2 B AH0 L IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.

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

growth to a global or worldwide scale

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the globalization of the communication industry

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: globalisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: economic process

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English globe English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English globalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English globalization From globalize + -ation.