Meanings
nounwesterniser (plural westernisers)
plural westernisers · alternative westernizer
- One who westernises.
In the early post-Soviet years the Russian elite was divided into liberal westernisers and pragmatic nationalists.
2015 June 28, Jonathan Steele, “Yevgeny Primakov obituary”, in Observer
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APA
westerniser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westerniser
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“westerniser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westerniser. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “westerniser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westerniser.
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