piemontesizzazione

Etymology

From piemontese (“Piedmontese”) +‎ -izzazione (“-ization”). Turin, in Piedmont, was the capital and administrative center of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the leader country of Risorgimento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pje.mon.te.zid.dzatˈtsjo.ne/, /pje.mon.te.sid.dzatˈtsjo.ne/
• Hyphenation: pie‧mon‧te‧siz‧za‧zió‧ne

Noun

piemontesizzazione f (usually uncountable, plural piemontesizzazioni)

1. (historical) During the second half of the 19th century, the extension of the political and administrative system of the Kingdom of Sardinia to the rest of Italy following the unification of the country, also known in English as Piedmontization.