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Spanish word
internacionalización
Pronunciation
IPA/inteɾnaθjonaliθaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nouninternationalization
Example
La internacionalización de la empresa fue rápida.
The company's internationalization was quick.
More examples
¿Puede la internacionalización empresarial afectar la cultura de la compañía?
Can corporate internationalization affect the company's culture?
Core concept
The expansion of a company's offerings into foreign markets.
Common phrases
plan de internacionalización
internationalization plan
fases de internacionalización
phases of internationalization
internacionalización empresarial
corporate internationalization
Similar words
globalización: Spreads products, culture, and information broadly across national borders.
exportación: Sells domestically made goods or services to foreign markets.
expansión: Expands a business's operations or sales into new or larger regions.
comercio internacional: Buys and sells goods and services between countries.
Definition in Spanish
Acción y efecto de hacer que algo sea internacional, por ejemplo cuando una compañía empieza a operar o vender en otros países.
Word origin
The word comes from internacional (inter 'between' + nacional 'nation') with -izar to make a verb and -ción to form the noun that means the act of internationalizing.
Usage tips
- The written form has an acute accent on the ó (internacionalización), which marks stress on -ción and parallels English -ization endings.
Other meanings
- international expansionnoun
- overseas expansionnoun
Opposites
- localizaciónlocalizationnoun
- aislamientoisolationnoun
Related words
- internacionalizarinternationalizeverb
- internacionalizadointernationalizedadjective