Meanings
nouncultural imperialism (uncountable)
- uncountablechiefly depreciativeThe imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.
Nobody should have to watch American films; many in the world consider Hollywood a means of cultural imperialism.
Translations
Danish kulturimperialisme
- kulturimperialismecultural imperialism
Dutch cultuurimperialisme
- cultuurimperialismecultural imperialism
Finnish kulttuuri-imperialismi
- kulttuuri-imperialismicultural imperialism
German Kulturimperialismus
- Kulturimperialismuscultural imperialism
Hungarian kulturális imperializmus
- kulturális imperializmuscultural imperialism
Swedish kulturimperialism
- kulturimperialismcultural imperialism
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cultural imperialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cultural%20imperialism
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Chicago
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