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Westernness

Westernness noun: the quality of being Western.

Noun

Westernness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being Western.
    • The rather philistine assertion of Eurocentrism and Westernness on the part of conservative educators […]1993, Cameron McCarthy, Warren Crichlow, Race, identity, and representation in education, page 294

Origin of Westernness

From Western + -ness.

Questions about Westernness

What does Westernness mean?
Westernness means the quality of being Western.
What part of speech is Westernness?
Westernness is a noun.

Words near Westernness in the dictionary

  1. Westernizers
  2. westernizes
  3. westernizing
  4. westernly
  5. westernmost
  6. Westernness
  7. Westernphile
  8. westerns
  9. westernwear
  10. westers
  11. Westerton

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