antinationalization
|an-ti-na-tion-al-i-za-tion|
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/ˌæn.ti.næʃənəˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌæn.tiˌnæʃ.ə.nəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
against nationalization
Etymology
'antinationalization' originates from English, specifically formed by combining the prefix 'anti-' meaning 'against' and the noun 'nationalization' (itself from 'nation' + suffixes '-alize' + '-ation').
'nationalization' entered modern English via French 'nationalisation' (19th century) from Medieval Latin related to 'natio' ('nation'). The modern compound 'antinationalization' is a product of English word-formation using the productive prefix 'anti-' + the existing noun 'nationalization'.
Initially, 'nationalization' referred to the process of making something national or bringing it under state control; over time it came to be associated specifically with state takeover of private industry. 'Antinationalization' therefore developed as the term for opposition to that process or for policies aimed at preventing or reversing it.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
opposition to nationalization; the stance, movement, or policy of resisting, preventing, or reversing the transfer of private assets or enterprises to state (government) ownership.
The antinationalization campaign argued that private management would be more efficient than state control.
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Last updated: 2025/09/04 23:14