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Definition of "westernism" [westernism]

  • The peculiarities or characteristics of western people; specifically, a word, an idiom. or a manner peculiar to inhabitants of the western United States—that is, of the Northern States called Western. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "westernism" in a sentence
  • "The really common thing that these people have in common is anti "westernism" - they will even ditch Muslims if it suits that agenda which is why many of them backed Milosovic in the Bosnia Serbia war."
  • "Here, the current political persuasions in the U.S., (though of interest to the whole world for a whiff of where westernism leads,) are intellectually wanting, when not intellectually corrupt."
  • "I think it's called antisemitism, although anti westernism would probably be as apt."