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TOPIK 6noun

국유화

gugyuhwa [구규화]

국유화가 · 국유화를

nationalization

Example

정부는 위기에 빠진 은행을 국유화하기로 했어요.

The government decided to nationalize the bank in crisis.

Word parts

국 nation유 own화 become

Literally 'becoming state-owned'.

Good to know

-화 = turning into something: 국유화, 민주화, 세계화.