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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

军事化

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jūnshìhuà

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Militarization/ˌmɪl.ɪ.tər.aɪˈzeɪ.shən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4520 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"边境地区的军事化引起了国际社会的担忧。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process by which a society or government organizes itself for military conflict or adopts military-style force, equipment, and protocols.

    "The rapid militarization of the border region raised tensions between the two neighboring nations."
  2. 2

    The adoption of military hardware, tactics, and operational methods by civilian entities, such as law enforcement agencies.

    "Civil rights advocates expressed deep concern over the militarization of local police departments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'militaris' (pertaining to soldiers), via French and English verb forms of 'militarize', augmented with the noun suffix '-ation'. The term emerged prominently in the 19th and 20th centuries to describe the historical and political process by which a society, region, or police force adopts military organization, values, and hardware.

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