# Haussmannization

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.

## Etymology
From Haussmann + -ization, after Baron Haussmann.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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