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lusitanization

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of making Portuguese or more Portuguese-like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The attempted lusitanization of Goa and Macao took place over centuries but was only ever partially successful.

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noun

Meaning 2

The act or process of becoming Portuguese or more Portuguese-like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The lusitanization of Brazil was accompanied by far higher levels of immigration than occurred in Angola or Mozambique.

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History

Etymology

From lusitanize + -ation, from Lusitanian + ize, ultimately from Latin Lusitania (“pre-Roman and Roman Portugal”), used archaistically in New Latin and English in reference to modern Portugal. Partially on the model of more common terms such as gallicization and partially as a calque of Portuguese lusitanización, from lusitanizar + -ación, from lusitano (“Lusitanian, Portuguese”) + -izar.