English Explanatory Dictionary

westernization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

westernization westernizations westernisation

Etymology

From western + -ization.

Antonyms

dewesternization
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