Home › Words › A › afghanizationafghanizationafghanization means the gradual process of returning control of Afghanistan to the people of that country.EtymologyFrom Afghan + -ization.nounThe gradual process of returning control of Afghanistan to the people of that country.The process of non-Pashtuns assimilating into the Pashtun culture.A language shift to Pashto.The mass immigration of Pashtun people into a specific area.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.afghanize 65% match — To make Afghan; to cause to have an Afghani character. vs afghanization →iranianization 57% match — The process of Iranianizing. vs afghanization →vietnamization 56% match — The process of becoming more Vietnamese. vs afghanization →australianization 55% match — Act or process of making Australian. vs afghanization →ethiopianization 54% match — The process of Ethiopianizing vs afghanization →palestinianization 53% match — The process of Palestinianizing. vs afghanization →afghanistanism 53% match — The practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues. vs afghanization →sudanization 52% match — The process of Sudanizing vs afghanization →