southernization

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Noun

1. The process of [[southernize|southernizing]].
2. In particular, the adaptation of something (mainly America or its politics) to the norms and practices of the American [[South]].
3. The adaptation of a society to the developments, technologies and crops of southern Asia, such as [[sugar]], [[cotton]], and [[Arabic numeral]]s. {{q|An analogue of [[westernization]], suggested by historian Lynda Shaffer.}}

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