Changing something from private to state ownership or control

• Sodium converted into alumin­ium is helping right away with public ownership
• Antonio's Italian variety of public ownership

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the action of forming or becoming a nation [syn: nationalization ] the action of rendering national in character [syn: nationalization ] changing something from private to state ownership or control [syn: nationalization , communization , communisation ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act or process of nationalise: 2 # The act or process of making or becoming a nation. 3 # The act of taking formerly private assets into public or (l en state ownership). 4 # The act of becoming nationalistic.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
nationalisation \nationalisation\ n. same as nationalization . [Chiefly Brit.]