westernization
westernization noun: the process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
Noun
westernization (countable and uncountable, plural westernizations)
- The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
- I would argue that Westernization as a cultural attribute was less important than the fact that these men had skills disposing them to what rule-based government and^([sic]) fear 'demagocracy' )1964, The journal of Asian studies, volume 24, page 309
- According to anthropology professor Peter Rigby, the Maasai's resistance to Westernization and their reluctance to enter the market system is ethnosuicide.2005, Randall Elam Mayes, The Cybernetics of Kenyan Running: Hurry, Hurry Has No Blessing, page 92
westernization meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Persian
westernization in Hindi
- assimilation of the western culture
- पश्चिमीकरण paścimīkraṇ
westernization in Bengali
- পাশ্চাত্যকরণ
westernization in Arabic
- assimilation of the western culture
- تَغْرِيب taḡrīb
westernization in Persian
- assimilation of the western culture
- غربگرایی ġarb-garâyi
Antonyms of westernization
Forms of westernization
| plural | westernizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | westernisation |
Origin of westernization
From western + -ization.
Questions about westernization
- What does westernization mean?
- Westernization means the process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
- What is westernization in Hindi?
- Westernization in Hindi is पश्चिमीकरण (paścimīkraṇ). See Westernization meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is westernization?
- Westernization is a noun.
- What is the plural of westernization?
- The plural of westernization is westernizations.
Words near westernization in the dictionary
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