Spanish Conversation · Level 78
60 words
Spanish word
mundialización
Pronunciation
IPA/mundjaliθaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounglobalization
Example
La mundialización influye en la moda y la comida.
Globalization influences fashion and cuisine.
More examples
Los consumidores notan la mundialización en los productos que compran.
Consumers notice globalization in the products they buy.
Core concept
Local customs and communication patterns spreading and becoming common worldwide.
Common phrases
los efectos de la mundialización
the effects of globalization
el impacto de la mundialización
the impact of globalization
resistencia a la mundialización
resistance to globalization
Similar words
globalización: Economic, political, and cultural connections and exchanges increasingly tie countries together.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso social por el que prácticas y sistemas se difunden en el mundo, modificando hábitos y formas de comunicación.
Word origin
It is formed from Spanish mundial 'world' plus the process suffix -ización and names the social process by which practices and systems spread worldwide.
Usage tips
- Speakers often contrast mundialización with globalización when the emphasis is cultural or social rather than economic, and the word carries an acute accent on the final -ción.
Opposites
- localizaciónlocalizationnoun
- desglobalizacióndeglobalizationnoun
Related words
- mundializarglobalizeverb
- mundialglobaladjective
- mundialmentegloballyadverb