Francization

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒfɹɑːnsʌɪˈzeɪʃ(É™)n/

Alternative forms

• Francization
• francisation, Francisation non-Oxford British spelling

Origin

From francize + -ation.

Full definition of francization

Noun

1. The act of making French.
• 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, page 99:But in Algeria, because a century and a quarter of francisation had destroyed the native cadres, there existed no ready-made interlocuteurs valables with whom Mendès-France could negotiate, if and when he so wished.
2. In Quebec, adaptation to French norms or the French language.
• 1991, Paul-André Linteau, Québec since 1930, page 446:Francization of the workplace was an important element in language policy.