militarizzazione

militarization

noun mee-lee-tah-reed-dzah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Militarizzazione refers to the process of organizing or equipping a region, group, or society along military lines. Like most abstract nouns ending in -zione, it is feminine and follows the regular -zione pattern with no irregular plural. It appears chiefly in political and journalistic registers.

Examples

"La militarizzazione della zona è aumentata."

Natural Translation

The militarization of the area has increased.

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