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auto-Orientalism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The adoption of orientalist perspectives by a culture towards itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Many Eastern countries experience auto-Orientalism, by which their people participate in existing Western exaggerations and fantasies concerning their culture and customs.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compound of auto- + Orientalism.