Desinicization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Desinicization is a noun meaning The removal; elimination or suppression of Chinese influence and culture or process of stripping down one's Chineseness.
Meaning
The removal; elimination or suppression of Chinese influence and culture or process of stripping down one's Chineseness.
Example Sentences
The Spanish colonial government in the Philippines implemented desinicization policies on the Chinese immigrants in order to be assimilated into the mainstream Filipino society.
Word Forms
- desinicisation
Antonyms for desinicization
Common opposites include sinicization.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include delatinization, declericalization, deconfessionalization, deculturalization, denationalization, decontrol.
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