noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Westernisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assimilation, absorption
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English western Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English westernization From western + -ization.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَغْرِيب
(taḡrīb)
— assimilation of the western culture
Belarusian:
вестэрніза́цыя
(vjesternizácyja)
— assimilation of the western culture
Belarusian:
вэстэрніза́цыя
(vesternizácyja)
— assimilation of the western culture
Bulgarian:
уестърниза́ция
(uestǎrnizácija)
— assimilation of the western culture
Catalan:
occidentalització
— assimilation of the western culture
Chinese Mandarin:
西方化
(xīfānghuà)
— assimilation of the western culture
Chinese Mandarin:
西化
(xīhuà)
— assimilation of the western culture
Chinese Mandarin:
歐美化 /欧美化
(Ōu-Měi-huà)
— assimilation of the western culture
Czech:
westernizace
— assimilation of the western culture
Dutch:
verwestersing
— assimilation of the western culture
Dutch:
verwesterlijking
— assimilation of the western culture
Finnish:
länsimaistuminen
— assimilation of the western culture
Finnish:
länsimaistaminen
— assimilation of the western culture
French:
occidentalisation
— assimilation of the western culture
German:
Verwestlichung
— assimilation of the western culture
Greek:
δυτικοποίηση
(dytikopoíisi)
— assimilation of the western culture
Hebrew:
הִתְמַעַרְבוּת
— assimilation of the western culture
Hindi:
पश्चिमीकरण
(paścimīkraṇ)
— assimilation of the western culture
Italian:
occidentalizzazione
— assimilation of the western culture
Japanese:
西洋化
(seiyōka)
— assimilation of the western culture
Japanese:
欧米化
(ōbeika)
— assimilation of the western culture
Korean:
서양화
(seoyanghwa)
— assimilation of the western culture
Korean:
구미화
(gumihwa)
— assimilation of the western culture
Macedonian:
озападување
(ozapaduvanje)
— assimilation of the western culture
Macedonian:
вестернизација
(vesternizacija)
— assimilation of the western culture
Persian:
غربگرایی
(ġarb-garâyi)
— assimilation of the western culture
Polish:
okcydentalizacja
— assimilation of the western culture
Polish:
westernizacja
— assimilation of the western culture
Portuguese:
ocidentalização
— assimilation of the western culture
Russian:
вестерниза́ция
(vɛstɛrnizácija)
— assimilation of the western culture
Russian:
западниза́ция
(zapadnizácija)
— assimilation of the western culture
Russian:
европеиза́ция
(jevropeizácija)
— assimilation of the western culture
Russian:
американиза́ция
(amerikanizácija)
— assimilation of the western culture
Russian:
оксидентализа́ция
(oksidɛntalizácija)
— assimilation of the western culture
Spanish:
occidentalización
— assimilation of the western culture
Turkish:
batılılaşma
— assimilation of the western culture
Ukrainian:
вестерніза́ція
(vesternizácija)
— assimilation of the western culture
Uyghur:
غەربلىشىش
(gherblishish)
— assimilation of the western culture