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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAssimilationismus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: asɪmilaˈtɪonɪsmʊs
"Der Assimilationismus fordert die Anpassung von Einwanderern an die Mehrheitskultur."
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The policy or practice of encouraging or requiring members of a minority ethnic or cultural group to adopt the customs, language, and values of the dominant society.
"Critics argue that state-sponsored assimilationism suppresses the rich cultural diversity of immigrant populations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'assimulare' (to make similar), via the English verb 'assimilate' and the suffix '-ism' denoting a practice or doctrine. Emerging in the 19th and 20th centuries, the term historically evolved within sociological and political contexts to describe policies enforcing cultural integration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Assimilationism" is said worldwide
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assimilationnisme
Transliteration: a-si-mi-la-sjɔ-nism
"L'assimilationnisme rejout souvent la reconnaissance des minorités culturelles."
Assimilationismus
Transliteration: asɪmilaˈtɪonɪsmʊs
"Der Assimilationismus fordert die Anpassung von Einwanderern an die Mehrheitskultur."
assimilazionismo
Transliteration: assimilatsoˈnizmo
"L'assimilazionismo è stato al centro di molti dibattiti politici."
asimilacionismo
Transliteration: asimilaθjoˈnismo
"El asimilacionismo busca la homogeneidad cultural dentro del estado."
assimilacionismo
Transliteration: asimilaˌsjoˈnizmu
"O assimilacionismo contrapõe-se ao pluralismo cultural."
आत्मसातीकरण
Transliteration: ātmasātīkaraṇa
"आत्मसातीकरण की नीति अल्पसंख्यक संस्कृतियों को प्रभावित करती है।"
同化主义
Transliteration: tónghuà zhǔyì
"同化主义政策常常引发关于文化身份的讨论。"
동화주의
Transliteration: donghwajuui
"동화주의는 소수 민족의 문화적 특성을 지우는 경향이 있습니다."
同化主義
Transliteration: dōka shugi
"同化主義は多文化共生社会の議論においてしばしば批判されます。"
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