westernism

west·ern·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wes-ter-niz-uh m]
- /ˈwɛs tərˌnɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wes-ter-niz-uh m]
- /ˈwɛs tərˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of westernism word

noun westernism a word, idiom, or practice characteristic of people of the Occident or of the western U.S. 1
noun westernism a word, habit, practice, etc, characteristic of western people or of the American West 0
noun westernism a custom, practice, etc. peculiar to a western region 0
noun westernism a word, phrase, custom, etc. originating in or peculiar to the western U.S. 0

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Origin of westernism

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1830-40; western + -ism

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Parts of speech for Westernism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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westernism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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