orientalism
IPA: ɔriˈɛntʌɫɪzʌm
noun
- (art, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.
- An Eastern word, expression, or custom.
- (postcolonialism) A patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian, and North African societies.
- Alternative form of orientalism [(art, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.]
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Examples of "orientalism" in Sentences
- Orientalism refers to the Orient or East, in contrast to the Occident or West.
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