anglicisation in English

noun anglicisation (Brit.)

act of making or becoming English in form or character (also anglicization)

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1. Acetable: Acetable (English) Origin & history An Anglicisation of the Latin acetabulum.Pronunciation (Amer

2. A “Culdee” is an anglicisation of Céli Dé (plural of Céile Dé, lit

3. The perceived threat from anglicisation has prompted efforts to safeguard the position of the French language in France.

4. The name Balmoral is an anglicisation of Baile Mhoireil' which is Scottish Gaelic for 'beautiful residence' or 'majestic castle'.

5. An influx of English and Irish labourers, plus the sizeable British garrison stationed in the island, led to rapid Anglicisation.

6. His remarkable rise was accompanied by a gradual Anglicizing of the family.: L'ascension remarquable de Desbarats se doubla d'une anglicisation graduelle de la famille.: Another grievance of the British settlers concerned the social side of the Anglicizing policy.: Un autre grief des colons britanniques concernait l'aspect social de la politique d' anglicisation.

7. Erin go Bragh /ˌɛrɪn ɡə ˈbrɑː/, sometimes Erin go Braugh, is the anglicisation of an Irish language phrase, Éirinn go Brách, and is used to express allegiance to Ireland.

8. The given name Martin is an Anglicisation of the Roman name Martinus, derived from Mars, the god of war. The name is thus likely to have an Etruscan derivation (see Mars ).

9. According to William J. Watson, Skibo is the anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Sgìobal, which in turn comes from an Old Norse name meaning either firewood-steading or Skithi's steading.

10. An Anglicisation either of Bibliotheca (from the Old English biblioþece) or of its etymon, the Latin bibliothēca ("library”, “collection of books"); compare the French bibliothèque.

11. Beigels seem to have originated in Poland, in the Jewish community, and indeed, our word, beigel (pronounced bye-ghel), seems to be an Anglicisation of the Polish, bajgiel (pronounced, bye-ghee-el)

12. Assimilation: 1 n the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another Synonyms: absorption Types: show 4 types hide 4 types Americanisation , Americanization Assimilation into American culture Anglicisation , Anglicization the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance Europeanisation , Europeanization

13. As French culture has come under increasing pressure with the widespread availability of English media, the Académie has tried to prevent the anglicisation of the French language. For example, the Académie has recommended, with mixed success, that some loanword s from English (such as walkman and software) be avoided, in favour of words derived from French (baladeur and logiciel, respectively).