Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of making English in form or character, or of becoming Anglicized. Also spelled
Anglicisation .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of anglicizing, or making English in character.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US Alternative spelling of
anglicisation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance
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Examples
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The most common term, however, is "margrave", which is an anglicization of the German word markgraf.
Salem-News.com 2010
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Sherry was once known as "sack" thought to be an anglicization of the Spanish word saca from the verb sacar , to extract among the British, who have been enthusiastic Sherry drinkers since the 16th century when Sir Francis Drake attacked Cadiz and brought a couple thousand casks of Sherry back for the Queen.
Sherry's Long, Rich Past and Uncertain Present Lettie Teague 2011
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I take it that 'Arthuret' is merely a much later anglicization of Arfderydd, and doesn't signify any Arthurian association.
The battle of Arfderydd or Arthuret Carla 2010
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I dug up my copy of “Korean Food Guide in English” which has what I think is more accurate anglicization of various Korean dishes mentioned here:
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Immigrants accepted many of these attempts with limited resistance, but did reject some efforts to modernize religious practice, education and child-rearing, preferring to adapt in ways not intended by those committed to anglicization.
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It seemed obvious that the anglicization should be as it looked: ‘g-dansk’, but there were a few people who suggested that it would be closer to the Polish pronunciation to call it /gdaɪnsk/.
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John may well be right in saying that you saw an anglicization in his blog first.
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John may well be right in saying that you saw an anglicization in his blog first.
Two squibs in reply to other blogs | Linguism | Language Blog 2008
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Ann, 'Zion' is an anglicization of the Hebrew word.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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John may well be right in saying that you saw an anglicization in his blog first.
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