westernization
pronunciation
How to pronounce westernization in British English:
UK [ˌwestənaɪˈzeɪʃn]
How to pronounce westernization in American English:
US [ ˌwestərnəˈzeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
Word Origin
- westernization (n.)
- also westernisation, 1873, noun of action from westernize (v.). Earliest reference is to Japan. [The mikado's] late rapid and radical progress in westernization (to evolve a word that the Japanese will need) justifies great expectations of him. [Coates Kinney, "Japanning the English Language," "The Galaxy," July-Dec. 1873]
Example
- 1. And unlike westernization , it is an internalizing process .
- 2. In most cases , modernization is identified with westernization .
- 3. How to determine the nature of the westernization enterprises .
- 4. Long live great radical westernization !
- 5. Is modernization equal to westernization ?