westernisation

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A form of westernization — The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.

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Meanings

nounwesternisation (countable and uncountable, plural westernisations)

plural westernisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of westernization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounassimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization

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Westernization
Broader
assimilationabsorption
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westernization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From westernise + -ation.

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Cite this entry
APA

westernisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westernisation

MLA

“westernisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westernisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “westernisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westernisation.

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