assimilation

Phonetic Respelling: [ uh-sim-uh-ley-shuhn ]

Definition:

n an assimilating or being assimilated; specif; the cultural absorption of a minority group into the main cultural body-Linguis.- a process in which a sound; influenced by a neighboring sound; tends to become like it in articulation -example-the -n-

Sentence:

A major thrust of assimilation efforts was to educate Indians in American ways.

More example sentences:

A major thrust of assimilation efforts was to educate Indians in American ways.

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