English

Noun

Francization ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of francization

English

Alternative forms

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

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.
   • 1991, Paul-André Linteau, Québec since 1930, page 446:

     Francization of the workplace was an important element in language policy.