In most cases, modernization is identified with Westernization.
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Westernization
Synonyms for "westernization" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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6 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 25 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَغْرِيب noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Belarusian
2 entries- вестэрніза́цыя noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- вэстэрніза́цыя noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Bulgarian
1 entries- уестърниза́ция noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Catalan
1 entries- occidentalització noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 歐美化 /欧美化 noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- 西化 noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- 西方化 noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Czech
1 entries- westernizace noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Dutch
2 entries- verwesterlijking noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- verwestersing noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Finnish
2 entries- länsimaistaminen noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- länsimaistuminen noun (assimilation of the western culture)
French
1 entries- occidentalisation noun (assimilation of the western culture)
German
1 entries- Verwestlichung noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Greek
1 entries- δυτικοποίηση noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Hebrew
1 entries- הִתְמַעַרְבוּת noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Hindi
1 entries- पश्चिमीकरण noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Italian
1 entries- occidentalizzazione noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Japanese
2 entries- 欧米化 noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- 西洋化 noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Korean
2 entries- 구미화 noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- 서양화 noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Macedonian
2 entries- вестернизација noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- озападување noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Persian
1 entries- غربگرایی noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Polish
2 entries- okcydentalizacja noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- westernizacja noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Portuguese
1 entries- ocidentalização noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Russian
4 entries- американиза́ция noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- вестерниза́ция noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- европеиза́ция noun (assimilation of the western culture)
- западниза́ция noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Spanish
1 entries- occidentalización noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Turkish
1 entries- batılılaşma noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Ukrainian
1 entries- вестерніза́ція noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Uyghur
1 entries- غەربلىشىش noun (assimilation of the western culture)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I would argue that Westernization as a cultural attribute was less important than the fact that these men had skills disposing them to what rule-based government and^([sic]) fear 'demagocracy' )
Source: wiktionary
According to anthropology professor Peter Rigby, the Maasai's resistance to Westernization and their reluctance to enter the market system is ethnosuicide.
Source: wiktionary
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