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denationalization

American  
[dee-na-shuhn-uhl-uh-zay-shuhn] / diˌnæ ʃən əl əˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

denationalizations
  1. the act or process of denationalizing.


Example Sentences

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On March 31, 1958, the court announced its decision regarding three denationalization cases: Trop, Nishikawa, and Perez.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

There are moments of uplift, but also ample attention to the difficulties that still linger for so many in the wake of denationalization.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2021

Burma and the Dominican Republic offer two of the most dramatic examples of what mass denationalization actually looks like in practice.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2018

Observers took keen interest in the fact that young, spirited, dynamic Finance Minister Montes de Oca has swallowed with such enthusiasm the Canadian doctor's bulky capsule: denationalization of railways.

From Time Magazine Archive

And lastly, the iron thread of conquering armies, or the cautious, well-premeditated grasp of diplomacy, not only followed, but many times went ahead of the slow but sure advance of denationalization by social development.

From Revolution and Counter-Revolution or, Germany in 1848 by Marx, Karl