English noun: modernization | |||
| 1. | modernization (act) making modern in appearance or behavior | ||
| Samples | The modernization of Nigeria will be a long process. | ||
| Synonyms | modernisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | improvement | ||
| 2. | modernization (communication) a modernized version (as of a play) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adaptation, version | ||