deterritorialization
/ˌdiːtɛɹɪˌtɔːɹiəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
deterritorialization is spelled D-E-T-E-R-R-I-T-O-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 20 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deterritorialization means “The eradication of social, political, or cultural practices from their native places and populations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deterritorialization is deterritorializations.
How many letters and syllables are in deterritorialization?
| Letters | 20: D-E-T-E-R-R-I-T-O-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deterritorialization?
Deterritorialization appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deterritorialization?
- /ˌdiːtɛɹɪˌtɔːɹiəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deterritorialization
- deterritorializations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deterritorialization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The eradication of social, political, or cultural practices from their native places and populations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deterritorialization come from?
From de- + territorialization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).