Nostrifikation
German, noun[ˌnɔstʁifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Nostrifikation is spelled N-O-S-T-R-I-F-I-K-A-T-I-O-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written German, the 557,474th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nostrifikation is a German feminine noun meaning “nostrification: process or act of granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erteilung der [Bürger]rechte”.
What does Nostrifikation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenostrification: process or act of granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university
- 2
femininethe act or process of naturalizing, of granting citizenship to someone who previously had another citizenship
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erteilung der [Bürger]rechte 2. Anerkennen eines ausländischen Examens, Diploms im Inland
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nostrifikation
- Nostrifikationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nostrifikation?
- [ˌnɔstʁifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nostrifikation in German?
Nostrifikation appears about once in every 79 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).