Gallicization

gallicization English Alternative forms en gallicization en Gallicisation, en gallicisation non-Oxford British spelling Etymology From en Gallicize ation, from en Gallic + en -ize, from la gallicus 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. fr gaulois and fr gallicisme. Noun ~ en Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts. en The Gallicization of Algeria—at least the cities on its northern coast—was a national project for over a century. The act of translation into the French language. A translation into the French language. Synonyms translation, a translation en Frenchification, en francization, en frenchifying en terms suffixed with -ization en France Ethnography