westernization

IPA: wɛstɝnɪzˈeɪʃʌn

The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.

Examples of "westernization" in Sentences

Indeed, and part of that so-called westernization is the implementation of a patent system.
It is not isolated here in the United States:::"westernization" has infested the entire world.
It is not isolated here in the United States::: "westernization" has infested the entire world.
Many middle-class demands and much social behavior fundamentally differ from the views of Iran's leaders, who often bemoan the "westernization" of some in the country.
Nonetheless, the elites justified their actions in the name of "westernization," and the proceeds of Russia's 1990s kleptocracy were to a great extent transferred to Western bank accounts, Western real estate, and Western luxury goods.