"decentralization" meaning in English

See decentralization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diːˌsɛntɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decentralization.wav [Southern-England] Forms: decentralizations [plural], decentralisation [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English centralize English decentralize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English decentralization From de- + centralization or decentralize + -ation. 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  1. The process of decentralizing Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of decentralizing): mərkəzsizləşdirmə (Azerbaijani), descentralització [feminine] (Catalan), decentralizace [feminine] (Czech), decentralisering [common-gender] (Danish), décentralisation [feminine] (French), descentralización [feminine] (Galician), დეცენტრალიზაცია (decenṭralizacia) (Georgian), Dezentralisierung [feminine] (German), Dezentralisation [feminine] (German), αποκέντρωση (apokéntrosi) [feminine] (Greek), decentralizáció (Hungarian), desentralisasi (Indonesian), decentralizzazione [feminine] (Italian), decentramento [masculine] (Italian), pemencaran (Malay), pengagihan (Malay), penyahpusatan (Malay), descentralização [feminine] (Portuguese), децентрализа́ция (decentralizácija) [feminine] (Russian), descentralización [feminine] (Spanish), వికేంద్రీకరణ (vikēndrīkaraṇa) (Telugu), ademimerkeziyet (Turkish), децентраліза́ція (decentralizácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. The state of being decentralized. Tags: countable, uncountable
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Related terms: decentralize
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *de\nProto-Indo-European *-h₁\nProto-Indo-European *déh₁\nProto-Italic *dē\nLatin dē\nLatin dē-der.\nEnglish de-\nProto-Indo-European *ḱent-der.\nAncient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der.\nLatin centrum\nProto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?\nProto-Italic *-ālis\nLatin -ālis\nLatin centrālisbor.\nEnglish central\nProto-Indo-European *-id-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-idyéti\nProto-Hellenic *-íďďō\nAncient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.\nLate Latin -izōder.\nMiddle French -iserbor.\nMiddle English -isen\nEnglish -ize\nEnglish centralize\nEnglish decentralize\nProto-Indo-European *-tis\nProto-Indo-European *-Hō\nProto-Indo-European *-tiHō\nProto-Italic *-tiō\nLatin -tiō\nLatin -ātiōlbor.\nOld French -ationbor.\nMiddle English -acioun\nEnglish -ation\nEnglish decentralization\nFrom de- + centralization or decentralize + -ation.",
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    {
      "form": "decentralizations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decentralisation",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "decentralize"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "The process of decentralizing"
      ],
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          "decentralizing"
        ]
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The state of being decentralized."
      ],
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        [
          "decentralized",
          "decentralized"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/diːˌsɛntɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "mərkəzsizləşdirmə"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "descentralització"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "decentralizace"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "decentralisering"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "décentralisation"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "descentralización"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "decenṭralizacia",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "დეცენტრალიზაცია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dezentralisierung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dezentralisation"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "apokéntrosi",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αποκέντρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "decentralizáció"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "desentralisasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "decentralizzazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decentramento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "pemencaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "pengagihan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "penyahpusatan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "descentralização"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "decentralizácija",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "децентрализа́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "descentralización"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "vikēndrīkaraṇa",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "వికేంద్రీకరణ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "word": "ademimerkeziyet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "decentralizácija",
      "sense": "process of decentralizing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "децентраліза́ція"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decentralization"
}

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