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Cocacolonization

Co·ca·col·o·ni·za·tion [ kkə koləni záysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
spread of western ways world-wide: the spread of western, specifically U.S., popular culture and commercialism to indigenous societies throughout the world, creating a bland uniformity ( disapproving )

[Mid-20th century. <Coca-Cola, trademark for a cola-flavored drink + colonization]
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