🏭industrialization

noun
ɪnˌdʌstrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

Meaning

The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
The development of manufacturing sectors for economic growth.

Example Sentences

Industrialization changed the global economy dramatically.

Rapid industrialization transformed rural economies.

Synonyms

urbanization, mechanization, manufacturing growth
Entry 1
urbanization, mechanization
Entry 2
manufacturing growth, urbanization, mechanization

Antonyms

deindustrialization, decline, agrarianism, underdevelopment
Entry 1
deindustrialization, decline
Entry 2
deindustrialization, agrarianism, underdevelopment

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