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occidentalism

occidentalism noun: the habits and attitudes of westerners.

Noun

occidentalism (uncountable)

  1. The habits and attitudes of westerners.
    • Giving full agency to the Chinese Occidentalists, she argues that Occidentalism was a discourse used within the context of domestic politics in post-Mao China as a “strategy of liberation" and a counterdiscourse to the government's ideological domination […]2001, Shumei Shi, The Lure of the Modern

occidentalism meaning in Tamil

occidentalism in Tamil

மேலை நாகரிகப் போக்கு, மேலை நாட்டினரின் பழக்கவழக்கம்

Origin of occidentalism

From occidental + -ism.

Questions about occidentalism

What does occidentalism mean?
Occidentalism means the habits and attitudes of westerners.
What is occidentalism in Tamil?
Occidentalism in Tamil is மேலை நாகரிகப் போக்கு, மேலை நாட்டினரின் பழக்கவழக்கம். See Occidentalism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is occidentalism?
Occidentalism is a noun.

Words near occidentalism in the dictionary

  1. Occidental Mindoro
  2. occidentalise
  3. occidentalised
  4. occidentalises
  5. occidentalising
  6. occidentalism
  7. occidentalist
  8. occidentalists
  9. occidentality
  10. occidentalization
  11. occidentalize

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