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cultural imperialism

cultural imperialism noun: the imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.

Noun

cultural imperialism (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly depreciative) The imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.
    • Nobody should have to watch American films; many in the world consider Hollywood a means of cultural imperialism.

Questions about cultural imperialism

What does cultural imperialism mean?
Cultural imperialism means the imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.
What part of speech is cultural imperialism?
Cultural imperialism is a noun.

Words near cultural imperialism in the dictionary

  1. cultural evolutionism
  2. cultural genocide
  3. cultural genocides
  4. cultural identities
  5. cultural identity
  6. cultural imperialism
  7. cultural learning
  8. cultural literacies
  9. cultural literacy
  10. cultural marxism
  11. cultural Marxist

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