different between francisation vs francization

English

Noun

francisation (uncountable)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of francization.

French

Etymology

franciser +? -ation

Pronunciation

Noun

francisation f (plural francisations)

1. Frenchification, francization

Further reading

• “francisation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• Francization
• francisation, Francisation (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From francize +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f???ns???ze??(?)n/

Noun

francization (uncountable)

1. The act of making French.
   • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, page 99:

     But in Algeria, because a century and a quarter of francisation had destroyed the native cadres, there existed no ready-made interlocuteurs valables with whom Mendès-France could negotiate, if and when he so wished.

2. In Quebec, adaptation to French norms or the French language.

Synonyms

• frenchification, Frenchification
• frenchifying, Frenchifying (gerund)

Related terms

• frenchify, Frenchify
• francise, francize (in Quebec; Oxford dictionary: [1])