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NATIONALISATION

Dictionary entry overview: What does nationalisation mean?

• NATIONALISATION (noun)
The noun NATIONALISATION has 3 senses:

1. the action of forming or becoming a nation
2. the action of rendering national in character
3. changing something from private to state ownership or control

Familiarity information: NATIONALISATION used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• NATIONALISATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The action of forming or becoming a nation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

nationalisation; nationalization

Hypernyms ("nationalisation" is a kind of...):

group action (action taken by a group of people)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The action of rendering national in character

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

nationalisation; nationalization

Hypernyms ("nationalisation" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Changing something from private to state ownership or control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

communisation; communization; nationalisation; nationalization

Hypernyms ("nationalisation" is a kind of...):

social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)

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