louisianisation
French, noun/lwi.zja.ni.za.sjɔ̃/
louisianisation is spelled L-O-U-I-S-I-A-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N (15 letters). Louisianisation is a French feminine noun meaning “The act or process of making Louisianan; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of Louisiana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fait de rendre louisianais, de donner un caractère louisianais à quelque chose ou à quelqu’un”.
What does louisianisation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineThe act or process of making Louisianan; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of Louisiana.
- 2
CanadaderogatoryfeminineThe act or process of assimilation into the dominant language of a country to the detriment of the main historical language of a region, as happened historically in Louisiana (which was once majority-francophone but is now majority-anglophone).
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fait de rendre louisianais, de donner un caractère louisianais à quelque chose ou à quelqu’un. 2. (Avec une nuance souvent péjorative) Fait de se louisianiser, processus d’assimilation à la langue majoritaire du pays au détriment de la principale langue historique d’une région (par allusion à ce qui s’est passé historiquement en Louisiane).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of louisianisation
- louisianisations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce louisianisation?
- /lwi.zja.ni.za.sjɔ̃/
- \lwi.zja.ni.za.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.