industrialization
noun/ɪnˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ɪnˌdʌstriələˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also industrialisation)
[uncountable]- the process of developing industries in a country or an area
- the rapid industrialization of Japan
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