Assimilation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪplænz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪplænz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acculturation absorption

Word Forms

assimilate	verb	make similar
absorb	verb	take up mentally
acculturational	adjective	of or relating to acculturation

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

asimilación

el estado de asimilación; personas de diferentes orígenes llegan a verse a sí mismas como parte de una familia nacional más amplia

🇮🇹Italian

assimilazione

lo stato di assimilazione; persone di diversa estrazione arrivano a considerarsi parte di una famiglia nazionale più ampia

🇳🇱Dutch

assimilatie

de staat van geassimileerd zijn; mensen met verschillende achtergronden gaan zichzelf zien als onderdeel van een grotere nationale familie

🇵🇹Portuguese

assimilação

o estado de assimilação; pessoas de diferentes origens passam a se ver como parte de uma família nacional maior

🇷🇺Russian

ассимиляция

состояние ассимиляции; люди разного происхождения начинают видеть себя частью большой национальной семьи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आत्मसात करना

आत्मसात होने की अवस्था; विभिन्न पृष्ठभूमि के लोग स्वयं को एक बड़े राष्ट्रीय परिवार का हिस्सा मानते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

আত্তীকরণ

আত্মীকরণের অবস্থা; বিভিন্ন পটভূমির লোকেরা নিজেদেরকে একটি বৃহত্তর জাতীয় পরিবারের অংশ হিসাবে দেখতে আসে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒருங்கிணைப்பு

ஒருங்கிணைக்கப்பட்ட நிலை; வெவ்வேறு பின்னணியில் உள்ள மக்கள் தங்களை ஒரு பெரிய தேசிய குடும்பத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக பார்க்க வருகிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమీకరణ

సమీకరించబడిన స్థితి; విభిన్న నేపథ్యాల ప్రజలు తమను తాము ఒక పెద్ద జాతీయ కుటుంబంలో భాగంగా చూసుకుంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

आत्मसात करणे

आत्मसात होण्याची स्थिती; वेगवेगळ्या पार्श्वभूमीचे लोक स्वतःला एका मोठ्या राष्ट्रीय कुटुंबाचा भाग म्हणून पाहतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

એસિમિલેશન

આત્મસાત થવાની સ્થિતિ; વિવિધ પૃષ્ઠભૂમિના લોકો પોતાને એક મોટા રાષ્ટ્રીય પરિવારના ભાગ તરીકે જોવા આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮೀಕರಣ

ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯ ಜನರು ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ದೊಡ್ಡ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ನೋಡಲು ಬರುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വാംശീകരണം

സ്വാംശീകരിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ; വ്യത്യസ്‌ത പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിലുള്ള ആളുകൾ ഒരു വലിയ ദേശീയ കുടുംബത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാഗമായി തങ്ങളെത്തന്നെ കാണാൻ വരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਈਕਰਣ

ਸਮਾਈ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ; ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਪਿਛੋਕੜ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਦੇਖਣ ਲਈ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

انضمام

ضم ہونے کی حالت؛ مختلف پس منظر کے لوگ اپنے آپ کو ایک بڑے قومی خاندان کا حصہ سمجھتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同化

被同化的状态；不同背景的人开始将自己视为一个更大的民族家庭的一部分

🇯🇵Japanese

同化

同化された状態。さまざまな背景を持つ人々が、自分たちを大きな国民家族の一員だと考えるようになる

🇰🇷Korean

동화

동화된 상태; 다양한 배경을 가진 사람들이 자신을 더 큰 국가 가족의 일원으로 여기게 됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đồng hóa

tình trạng bị đồng hóa; những người có nguồn gốc khác nhau coi mình là một phần của một gia đình quốc gia lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การดูดซึม

สถานะของการหลอมรวม; ผู้คนจากภูมิหลังที่แตกต่างกันมามองว่าตนเองเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของครอบครัวระดับชาติที่ใหญ่ขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

asimilasi

keadaan berasimilasi; orang-orang dari latar belakang berbeda mulai melihat diri mereka sebagai bagian dari keluarga nasional yang lebih besar

🇵🇭Filipino

asimilasyon

ang estado ng pagiging assimilated; nakikita ng mga taong may iba't ibang pinagmulan ang kanilang sarili bilang bahagi ng isang mas malaking pambansang pamilya

🇲🇾Malay

asimilasi

keadaan diasimilasikan; orang dari latar belakang yang berbeza datang untuk melihat diri mereka sebagai sebahagian daripada keluarga nasional yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستيعاب

حالة الاستيعاب؛ فالناس من خلفيات مختلفة يرون أنفسهم جزءًا من عائلة وطنية أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

جذب

حالت جذب شدن؛ افراد با پیشینه های مختلف خود را بخشی از یک خانواده ملی بزرگتر می دانند

🇹🇷Turkish

asimilasyon

asimile olma durumu; farklı geçmişlere sahip insanlar kendilerini daha büyük bir ulusal ailenin parçası olarak görmeye başlarlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַטמָעָה

מצב ההטמעה; אנשים מרקע שונה רואים את עצמם כחלק ממשפחה לאומית גדולה יותר

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The primary meaning of 'assimilation' is 'the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family'.

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Using 'assimilation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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