"niggerization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: nigger + -ization. First use of the sense meaning dehumanization appears c. 1969 in the San Francisco Chronicle. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nigger|ization}} nigger + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} niggerization (uncountable)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) The usually systematic act of dehumanizing people, especially black people. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable Categories (topical): Racism
    Sense id: en-niggerization-en-noun-HAWmRrKm Disambiguation of Racism: 50 50 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs
  2. (offensive) The act or process of exposing or subjecting to black people or their influence. Tags: offensive, uncountable Categories (topical): Racism
    Sense id: en-niggerization-en-noun-mrWn7HxV Disambiguation of Racism: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ization Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ization: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: niggeration

Alternative forms

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