“Nationalization” or “Nationalisation”

Language

Nationalization and nationalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Nationalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while nationalisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
nationalization	94	10	32	96	47	20	0	18	0	100	0	0
nationalisation	6	90	68	4	53	80	0	82	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "nationalization" over "nationalisation" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "nationalisation" over "nationalization".
• In India, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "nationalisation" over "nationalization".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "nationalization" over "nationalisation" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "nationalisation" over "nationalization".
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "nationalisation" over "nationalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalization" and "nationalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "nationalisation" over "nationalization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "nationalisation" over "nationalization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "nationalization" over "nationalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalization" and "nationalisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalization" and "nationalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use nationalization or nationalisation with sample sentences.

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