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mod·ern·ize

(mŏd′ər-nīz′)
v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es
v.tr.
To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update.
v.intr.
To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style.
mod′ern·i·za′tion (-ər-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
mod′ern·iz′er n.
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modernization

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:modernization - making modern in appearance or behavior]modernization - making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"
improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
2. modernization - a modernized version (as of a play)
adaptation, version - a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
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Translations
modernizace
modernisering
òaî aî færa til nútímahorfs
modernizácia
modernleştirme

modernization

[ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → modernización f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

modernization

[ˌmɒdərnaɪˈzeɪʃən] modernisation (British) n → modernisation f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

modernization

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

modernization

[ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → rimodernamento, modernizzazione f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

modern

(ˈmodən) adjective
belonging to the present or to recent times; not old or ancient. modern furniture/clothes. modern عَصْري съвременен moderno moderní modern moderne σύγχρονος, μοντέρνος moderno moodne نو moderni moderne מודרני आधुनिक moderan modern modern nútíma- moderno 現代の 현대의 modernus, šiuolaikiškas, dabartinis moderns, mūsdienu- moden modern moderne, nyere współczesny, nowoczesny موډرن،نوى moderno modern современный moderný moderen savremen modern สมัยใหม่ modern 現代的 сучасний جدید hiện đại 现代的
moˈdernity (-ˈdəː-) noun
modernheid عَصْرِيَّه съвременност modernidade modernost die Modernität modernitet η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. μοντέρνο(ς) modernidad tänapäevasus تجدد modernisuus modernité מוֹדֶרנִיוּת आधुनिकता modernost korszerűség kemodernan nÿtískuleiki; nútímaviðhorf/-hugsunarháttur modernità 현대성 šiuolaikiškumas, naujoviškumas mūsdienīgums; jauninājums kemodenan moderniteit modernitet نوى كول modernitate современность modernosť modernost savremenost modern- itet, nymodighet ความทันสมัย modernlik, çağdaşlık 現代性 сучасність حداثت tính chất hiện đại 现代性
ˈmodernness noun
moderniteit عَصْرِيَّه модерност modernidade modernost die Modernität det at være moderne η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. μοντέρνο(ς) modernidad modernsus تازگی modernisuus modernité מוֹדֶרנִיוּת आधुनिकता suvremenost modernség kemodernan nÿtískuleiki modernità 現代性 현대식 šiuolaikiškumas, naujoviškumas mūsdienīgums bersifat moden modernheid det som er moderne nowoczesność نوى والى modernidade modernitate современность modernosť modernost savremenost modernitet ความทันสมัย modernlik, çağdaşlık 現代 сучасність جدیدیت sự hiện đại 现代
ˈmodernize, ˈmodernise verb
to bring up to date. We should modernize the education system. moderniseer يُعَصِّر،يُحَدِّث обновявам modernizar (z)modernizovat modernisieren modernisere εκσυγχρονίζω modernizar tänapäevaseks muutma نوین کردن nykyaikaistaa moderniser לְחַדֵש आधुनिक बनाना modernizirati modernizál memodernkan færa til nútímahorfs modernizzare 近代化する 현대화하다 (su)modernizuoti, moderninti modernizēt memodenkan moderniseren oppdatere, modernisere unowocześnić نوى كول modernizar a moderniza модернизировать (z)modernizovať posodobiti modernizovati modern-isera ทําให้ทันสมัย modernleştirmek 現代化 модернізувати تجدید کرنا hiện đại hóa 使现代化
ˌmoderniˈzation, ˌmoderniˈsation noun
modernisering عَصْرَنَه، تَحْديث модернизация modernização modernizace die Modernisierung modernisering εκσυγχρονισμός modernización nüüdisajastamine نو سازی nykyaikaistaminen modernisation מוֹדֶרנִיזַציָה आधुनिकीकरण modernizacija korszerűsítés modernisasi það að færa til nútímahorfs modernizzazione 近代化 현대화 modernizacija modernizācija pemodenan modernisering oppdatering, modernisering modernizacja بيا جوړونه modernização mo­der­­nizare модернизация modernizácia posodobitev modernizacija modernisering การทําให้ทันสมัย modernleştirme 現代化 модернізація جدید سازی sự hiện đại hóa 现代化
modern language
a language spoken nowadays (as opposed to ancient Greek, Latin etc). moderne taal لُغَه عَصْرِيَّه съвременен език língua moderna živý jazyk lebende Sprache moderne sprog γλώσσα που έχει φυσικούς ομιλητές lengua moderna nüüdiskeel زبان nykykieli langue vivante שָׂפוֹת מוֹדֶרנִיוּת आधुनिक भाषा suvremen jezik élő nyelv bahasa modern lifandi tungumál lingua moderna 現代語 현대 언어 dabartinė/gyva kalba jaunā (mūsdienu) valoda bahasa moden moderne taal levende språk język współczesny د نن ورځى ژبه línguas modernas lim­bă modernă новый язык živý jazyk živ jezik savremeni jezik modernt språk ภาษาที่ใช้พูดปัจจุบัน yaşayan dil 現代語言 нова мова حالیہ دور کی زبان ngôn ngữ hiện đại 近代语言
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