Definitions for occidentalismˌɒk sɪˈdɛn tlˌɪz əm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Oc•ci•den•tal•ismˌɒk sɪˈdɛn tlˌɪz əm(n.)

  1. Occidental character or characteristics.

Origin of Occidentalism:

1830–40

Oc`ci•den′tal•ist(n.; adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Occidentalism(noun)

    the scholarly knowledge of western cultures and languages and people

  2. occidentalism(noun)

    the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations


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