Usage Note
Globalizzazione entered Italian in the 1990s as a direct semantic loan from English 'globalization'. It is almost always used in economic, political, or sociological discourse. The -zione ending marks it feminine: la globalizzazione. Critics sometimes prefer mondializzazione as a more 'Italian' alternative.
Examples
"La globalizzazione ha cambiato i mercati."
Natural Translation
Globalization has changed the markets.

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