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westernization

/ˌwes.tər.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Traduction: Nom désignant le processus social par lequel une société adopte ou assimile les coutumes, les pratiques et la culture de la civilisation occidentale.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˌwes.tər.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

indénombrable · nom propre

A noun referring to the social process of adopting or assimilating the customs, practices, and culture of Western civilization.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant le processus social par lequel une société adopte ou assimile les coutumes, les pratiques et la culture de la civilisation occidentale.
  1. Adoption of Western culture B2 formal

    The process by which societies adopt or are influenced by the cultural, economic, and political practices of Western civilization, particularly from Europe and North America.

    • The rapid westernization of the country led to changes in traditional dress and cuisine.
    • Many scholars debate the positive and negative effects of westernization on local cultures.
    • The city's architecture shows a clear trend toward westernization over the last century.

    🇫🇷occidentalisation

    Synonymes: europeanizationmodernization

  • westernizations plural form
  • westernizations' possessive plural form
  • westernization's possessive singular form