Magyarization

English

Etymology

From Magyar +‎ -ization or Magyarize +‎ -ation.

Noun

Magyarization (uncountable)

  1. The state or process of being Magyarized; assimilation to Hungarian language or culture. [from 19th c.]
    • 1933, The Central European Observer, volumes 11-12, page 470:
      The main instrument of Magyarization continued to be the schools.
    • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 417:
      In the face of such resentment, the process of ‘Magyarization’ really was relentless – a Slovak could sit in his mountain fastness in a folk costume or he could move to Budapest or Transdanubia, learn Hungarian and get a factory job.

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