westernism

[ wes-ter-niz-uhm ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. a word, idiom, or practice characteristic of people of the Occident or of the western U.S.

westernism

/ ˈwɛstəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a word, habit, practice, etc, characteristic of western people or of the American West

Word History and Origins

Origin of westernism¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; western + -ism

Example Sentences

Once on the west bank of the Mississippi, to use a Westernism, "he was on his own stamping ground."

From Project Gutenberg

I know that she's impulsive, and she's free in her manners with strangers; but I suppose that's her Westernism.

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Borne up on her breezy westernism was a fragrant reserve, a fine reticence that disengaged a tantalising promise.

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The full impact of Westernism upon the Orient as a whole dates only from about the middle of the nineteenth century.

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But even in regions where European control is still nominal, the permeation of Westernism has gone on apace.

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