NATIONALIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nationalization mean? 

• NATIONALIZATION (noun)
  The noun NATIONALIZATION has 3 senses:

1. the action of forming or becoming a nation

2. the action of rendering national in character

3. changing something from private to state ownership or control

  Familiarity information: NATIONALIZATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NATIONALIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The action of forming or becoming a nation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

nationalisation; nationalization

Hypernyms ("nationalization" is a kind of...):

group action (action taken by a group of people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The action of rendering national in character

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

nationalisation; nationalization

Hypernyms ("nationalization" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Derivation:

nationalize (make national in character or scope)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Changing something from private to state ownership or control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

communisation; communization; nationalisation; nationalization

Hypernyms ("nationalization" is a kind of...):

social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)

Antonym:

denationalization (changing something from state to private ownership or control)

Derivation:

nationalize (put under state control or ownership)