Phrase guide

cultural imperialism

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: chiefly depreciative

Examples

  • Nobody should have to watch American films; many in the world consider Hollywood a means of cultural imperialism.

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Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: kulturimperialisme — cultural imperialism
  • Dutch: cultuurimperialisme — cultural imperialism
  • Finnish: kulttuuri-imperialismi — cultural imperialism
  • Georgian: კულტურული იმპერიალიზმი (ḳulṭuruli imṗerializmi) — cultural imperialism
  • German: Kulturimperialismus — cultural imperialism
  • Hungarian: kulturális imperializmus — cultural imperialism
  • Swedish: kulturimperialism — cultural imperialism