nationalization

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Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of nationalising: The act or process of making or becoming a nation.
2. 2
   The act or process of nationalising: The act of taking formerly private assets into public or state ownership.
3. 3
   The act or process of nationalising: The act of becoming nationalistic.
4. 4
   The act or process of nationalising: The process of losing local and regional variation and becoming national in character and scope.