Cocacolonization
English
Alternative forms
- Cocacolonisation (UK)
- CocaColonisation (UK), CocaColonization
- cocacolonisation (UK), cocacolonization
- coca-colonisation (UK), coca-colonization
Etymology
Blend of Coca-Cola + colonization[1] The word was first documented in 1949 in Australia and France.
Noun
Cocacolonization (uncountable)
- (colloquial, often pejorative) Globalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.
Synonyms
Translations
Globalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.
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References
- “Cocacolonization”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- ^ Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future[1], Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225