northernization
/ˌnɔːð(ə)nʌɪˈzeɪʃn/ /ˌnɔːðənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/(also northernisation) originally US
adjective
The process of making northern in character.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in William and Mary College Quarterly History Magazine. From northernize + -ation.