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单词 zambianize
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Zambianizev.

Brit. /ˈzambɪənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈzæmbiəˌnaɪz/
Forms: see Zambian adj. and n. and -ize suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Zambian adj., -ize suffix.
Etymology: < Zambian adj. + -ize suffix, after Africanize v. Compare Zambianization n. Compare slightly earlier Kenyanize v. and Nigerianize v.
transitive. To make Zambian in character, composition, etc.; spec. to appoint a Zambian citizen to (a post, occupation, etc.) in place of a non-Zambian citizen, typically replacing a settler of European descent with a Zambian of African descent. Cf. Zambianization n.
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1964 News Let. (Inst. Race Relations) July 20 The Government was trying to implement..the findings of a Royal Commission into the best means of localising the Civil Service.., preferring to ‘Zambianise’ rather than ‘Africanise’.
1980 BBC Summary of World Broadcasts (Nexis) 4 Sept. Mr Chafwa..asked Zambian and expatriate-owned travel agencies to explain why they have not Zambianized certain posts.
2019 Zambian Eye (Nexis) 22 June To bring an end to the tribal, regional and partisan division undermining unity as a nation we will Zambianise the mode of democracy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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