Meaning of Westernization | Babel Free
Definitions
The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Verwestlichung
Ελληνικά
δυτικοποίηση
Español
occidentalización
Français
occidentalisation
Italiano
occidentalizzazione
Português
ocidentalização
Türkçe
Batılılaşma
Українська
вестернізація
Examples
“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' )”
“According to anthropology professor Peter Rigby, the Maasai's resistance to Westernization and their reluctance to enter the market system is ethnosuicide.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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