westernization

[ wes-ter-nahy-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌwɛs tər naɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the process of adopting, or of influencing others to adopt, ideas and practices characteristic of Europe and North America:Once preferred by most women in India, the sari became less popular due to westernization, with young women now preferring other attire such as skirts or pants.

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Also especially British, west·ern·i·sa·tion .

Origin of westernization

westerniz(e) + -ation

Words nearby westernization

Western Hindi, Western India States, Western Isles, Western Isles pony, westernism, westernization, westernize, western juniper, western larch, western lowland gorilla, westernmost

How to use westernization in a sentence

China’s path to westernization received some early assistance from the US.
China’s path to modernization has, for centuries, gone through my hometown|Yangyang Cheng|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Dictators are merely misunderstood, and higher living standards are a symptom of pernicious influences like "westernization".
The Lonely Planet Guide to Dictators and Despots|Noah Kristula-Green|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Westernization is the dominant factor in the significant growth of death-wish believers among Muslim women.
The Next Wave of Jihadists|Reuel Marc Gerecht|March 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
China remembered the processes of westernization which she had had to answer with the Boxer Uprising in 1900.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

And it is precisely this gambler's interest which Westernization has more or less destroyed.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard
And there can be no doubt that such Westernization was thereby greatly furthered.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard
The good and the evil of Westernization are alike mostly clearly evident among the ranks of the educated élites.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard
Once in control of an Oriental country, the European rulers were bound to favour its Westernization for a variety of reasons.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard