Definition
The process of transforming a rural or small settlement into a city or urban area with associated infrastructure and culture.
Etymology
From 'city' plus the suffix '-fication' (process of becoming or making), parallel to urbanization. The term emphasizes the specific act of city formation rather than general urban development.
Kelly Says
Citification happened dramatically in 19th-century China and is happening now in Africa—it's massive social change as farms become factories and villages become megacities in just a generation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ከተማ ማህበ risol
ke-te-ma ma-he-be-resol
ARالعربية
مدن化
mada-ni-ha
BNবাংলা
শহুরোয়ন
sho-hur-e-ayan
CACatalà
citificació
si-ti-fi-ka-syon
CSČeština
městská expanze
mes-tska ex-pan-ze
DADansk
urbanisering
ur-ban-i-ser-ing
DEDeutsch
Zivilisierung
ts-i-vil-i-sa-tung
ELΕλληνικά
αστικοποίηση
as-ti-ko-po-ee-si
ESEspañol
citificación
si-ti-fi-ka-syon
FAفارسی
شهری شدن
sha-hri sho-den
FISuomi
kaupunkistuminen
kau-punk-ki-stu-mi-nen
FRFrançais
citification
si-ti-fi-ka-syon
GUGU
શહેરીકરણ
she-he-ri-ka-ran
HIहिन्दी
शहरीकरण
sha-hri-ka-ran
HUMagyar
urbanizáció
ur-ban-i-za-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemkotataan
pem-ko-ta-taan
ITItaliano
citificazione
si-ti-fi-ka-syone
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
MRMR
शहरीकरण
sha-hri-ka-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
pemerintahan
pe-mer-in-taan
NLNederlands
stedsbevolking
steds-be-vol-king
NONorsk
urbanisering
ur-ban-i-ser-ing
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀਕਰਨ
she-hri-ka-ran
PLPolski
cywilizacja
chy-wi-li-za-tsya
PTPortuguês
citificação
si-ti-fi-ka-syon
RORomână
urbanizare
ur-ban-i-za-re
RUРусский
городское развитие
gorod-skoe raz-vi-tie
SVSvenska
stadsbildning
stad-sbild-ning
SWKiswahili
ujumbe
oo-jum-be
TAதமிழ்
நகரமயமாக்கல்
na-ga-ra-ma-ya-ma-kka-l
TEతెలుగు
నగరీకరణ
na-ga-ree-ka-ran
THไทย
การเมือง
ka-ra-muang
TLTL
paglalawig
pa-gla-la-wig
TRTürkçe
şehirleşme
she-hir-lesh-meh
UKУкраїнська
урбанізація
ur-ba-ni-za-tsiya
URاردو
شہریकरण
she-hri-ka-ran
VITiếng Việt
đô thị hóa
do-thi-hoa