Gallicization
Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.
Noun
- Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.
- The Gallicization of Algeria—at least the cities on its northern coast—was a national project for over a century.
Synonyms: Frenchification
- The act of translation into the French language.
- A translation into the French language.
Origin
From Gallicize + -ation, from Gallic + -ize, from Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul and the Gauls”), used archaistically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France and the French. Cf. French gaulois and gallicisme.