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nostrification

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process or act of granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

The expropriation of foreign-owned capital to domestic persons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

First attested in 1885 as Latin nostr- (“our, ours”) + -ification.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: настрыфіка́цыя (nastryfikácyja) — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • Czech: nostrifikace — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • German: Nostrifizierung — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • German: Nostrifikation — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • Polish: nostryfikacja — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • Portuguese: convalidação — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • Portuguese: reconhecimento de diploma — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • Russian: нострифика́ция (nostrifikácija) — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • Spanish: convalidación — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
  • Ukrainian: нострифіка́ція (nostryfikácija) — granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university