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noun
The act of westernization of upper class Indians using educational reform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, derogatory, uncountable
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History
From Macaulay + -ism, from the name of Thomas Babington Macaulay, who was instrumental in introducing English as a medium of instruction for higher education in India.
