Gallicization
nounEtymology From Gallicize + -ation, from Gallic + -ize, from Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul and the Gauls”), used archaistically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France and the French. Cf. French gaulois and gallicisme.
1
Synonym of Frenchification, the act or process of making French of more French-like, especially in formal and academic contexts.
- The Gallicization of Algeria—at least the cities on its northern coast—was a national project for over a century.
2
The act of translation into the French language.
3
A translation into the French language.
- Synonyms
- Frenchification, francization, frenchifying