ˌfinləndə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌdīˈz-; (ˌ)finˌlandə̇ˈz- noun
( -s -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Finland , country in northern Europe that pursued such a policy + -ization
: a foreign policy of neutrality which made a smaller and weaker non-Communist country susceptible to the influence of the Soviet Union ; also : the conversion to such a policy
• fin·land·ize ˈfinlən(ˌ)dīz transitive verb usually capitalized