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

Derived forms: industrializations

Type of: industry, manufacture

Encyclopedia: Industrialization