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- noun Adaptation to
French norms or the French language.
Etymologies
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Examples
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And on rencontrejudaïquesfm, a piece on the history of Jews in Tunisia explaining how with the Westernization (or more specifically, the Francization), “the relationship of domination between Arabs and Jews could become equal for the first time” after “centuries of domination by Muslims” since Jews more readily adopted French culture and modes of dress.
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In a period of such strong “Arabization,” are we seeing a wave of Francization this may have been alluded to in the article, as some upper level classes are being taught in French?
Ask the Experts About Algeria - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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This piece of work, entitled Canadian Business Response to the Legislation on Francization in the Work Place for the C.
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Most business leaders that I have had the pleasure to meet have recognized this fact, and some have even confided to me that programmes of Francization are already in existence and some go much beyond the measures provided by Bill 22.
Bill 22: Must Economic Growth be Achieved at the Expense of Cultural Development? 1975
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