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Noun: industrialisation  in,dús-tree-u-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: industrialization)
  1. The development of industry on an extensive scale
    "Rapid industrialisation transformed the rural landscape";
    - industrialization, industrial enterprise

Derived forms: industrialisations

Type of: industry, manufacture

Encyclopedia: Industrialisation