industrialization

CEFRC1

/ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The development of factories and machine-based production in a region.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.

Examples

  • Industrialization of the region must be carried out very carefully to avoid environmental destruction.

  • The country is well on the way to industrialization.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˌdɐstɹiəlɑeˈzæɪʃən/
  • /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

Deep Dive

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In context
  • It was during this period of industrialization that the individualistic world view of classical liberalism became the dominant ideology of capitalism.

  • […] between two periods within the era of industrialization: the "paleotechnic" under the sway of steam and mechanics, that coincides with the "imperial-financial age," the era of Kriegspiel or "wardom"; […]

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The rapid blank of the country led to mass migration from farms to cities.

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Origin

noun

From French industrialisation. Analyzable as industrial + -ization or industrialize + -ation.