Canadianize

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To Canadianize is to make Canadian in character, culture, or ownership.

The term often appears in discussions of cultural policy, media content, or business: The government sought to Canadianize the broadcasting industry.

It can also mean adapting something to Canadian conventions—spelling, measurements, or legal frameworks: We need to Canadianize the manual before distribution.

spelling

colour

Visual wavelength property

  • centreEquidistant from all sides
  • favourHelpful act freely given
  • honourEthical standing and dignity

labour · neighbour · defence · licence · cheque · theatre · metre · litre · grey · catalogue

cultural

maple

Sap-yielding hardwood tree

  • poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
  • hockeyStick-and-goal sport
  • toqueBrimless fitted headwear

loonie · beavertail · eh · Canuck · toboggan · curling · snowshoe · double-double · chesterfield · serviette

Opposites
national cultural adaptation

CanadianizeAmericanize

Adapt to US culture

Europeanize · Australianize · Germanize · Hispanicize · Indianize

cultural specificity vs. removal

Canadianizedenationalize

Transfer from government ownership

homogenize · neutralize · genericize · standardize · internationalize

Family

Canadianized, Canadianizing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G