noun · 3 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
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T ER0 N AE2 SH AH0 N AH0 L IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH2 N ER0 N AE2 SH AH0 N AH0 L IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The conversion of something in order to make it international.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: de-internationalization
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noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
