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assimilation in Finnish

assimilation in Finnish is assimilaatio, sulautuminen, assimiloituminen — assimilation means the process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.

assimilation in Finnish

assimilaatio
noun
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
sulautuminen
noun
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
assimiloituminen
noun
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
imeyttäminen
noun
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
imeytyminen
noun
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
omaksuminen
noun
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
ruoansulatus
noun
The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
omaksuminen
noun
assimilaatio
noun
(phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.

What does "assimilation" mean?

  1. noun The process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.
    "The assimilation of new employees into the company culture took months."
  2. noun In linguistics, a sound change in which one speech sound becomes more like a neighboring sound.
    "The "n" in "input" often shifts to "m" through assimilation."
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assimilation in a sentence

  • The assimilation of new employees into the company culture took months.
  • Cultural assimilation was once a common goal of immigration policy.
  • The "n" in "input" often shifts to "m" through assimilation.

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What is "assimilation" in Finnish?

"assimilation" in Finnish is assimilaatio, sulautuminen, assimiloituminen. assimilation means: The process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.

How do you use "assimilation" in a sentence?

Example: "The assimilation of new employees into the company culture took months." In Finnish, "assimilation" is assimilaatio, sulautuminen, assimiloituminen.

Are there other ways to say "assimilation" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 7 translations listed for "assimilation": assimilaatio, sulautuminen, assimiloituminen, imeyttäminen, imeytyminen, omaksuminen.

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