globalization

[ gloh-buh-luh-zey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of globalizing, or extending to other or all parts of the world: the globalization of manufacturing.

  2. worldwide integration and development: Globablization has resulted in the loss of some individual cultural identities.

Origin of globalization

1
First recorded in 1925–30; global + -ization
  • Also especially British, glob·al·i·sa·tion .

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British Dictionary definitions for globalization

globalization

globalisation

/ (ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications

  2. the emergence since the 1980s of a single world market dominated by multinational companies, leading to a diminishing capacity for national governments to control their economies

  1. the process by which a company, etc, expands to operate internationally

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