westernism
a word, idiom, or practice characteristic of people of the Occident or of thewestern U.S.
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How to use westernism in a sentence
Once on the west bank of the Mississippi, to use a westernism, "he was on his own stamping ground."
Life and adventures of Frank and Jesse James | J. A. DacusI know that she's impulsive, and she's free in her manners with strangers; but I suppose that's her westernism.
Dr. Breen's Practice | William Dean HowellsBorne up on her breezy westernism was a fragrant reserve, a fine reticence that disengaged a tantalising promise.
Sally of Missouri | R. E. YoungThe full impact of westernism upon the Orient as a whole dates only from about the middle of the nineteenth century.
The New World of Islam | Lothrop StoddardBut even in regions where European control is still nominal, the permeation of westernism has gone on apace.
The New World of Islam | Lothrop Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for westernism
/ (ˈwɛstəˌnɪzəm) /
a word, habit, practice, etc, characteristic of western people or of the American West
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