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Westernizer

Westernizer noun: a member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.

Noun

Westernizer (plural Westernizers)

  1. (historical) A member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.
    • In both the works mentioned above Plekhanov showed himself to be an extreme Westernizer, as he remained throughout his life.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...

Forms of Westernizer

pluralWesternizers

Origin of Westernizer

From westernize + -er.

Questions about Westernizer

What does Westernizer mean?
Westernizer means a member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.
What part of speech is Westernizer?
Westernizer is a noun.
What is the plural of Westernizer?
The plural of Westernizer is Westernizers.

Words near Westernizer in the dictionary

  1. westernisms
  2. westernization
  3. westernizations
  4. westernize
  5. westernized
  6. Westernizer
  7. Westernizers
  8. westernizes
  9. westernizing
  10. westernly
  11. westernmost

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