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Meaning of orientalism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An Eastern word, expression, or custom.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian, and North African societies.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية استشراق
Deutsch Orientalismus
Español orientalismo
Français orientalisme
Italiano orientalismo
한국어 오리엔탈리즘
Polski orientalizm
Português orientalismo
Русский ориентали́зм
Türkçe oryantalizm

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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