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non-Western

non-Western

4.9
Relating to cultures outside Europe and North America, for example in Asia or Africa
  • adjective
  • /nɑnˈwɛstərn/
translation icon : no occidental
  • Many non-Western cultures emphasize community and familial ties in their social structures.

Pretty, pretty rough cut men and women and then Dutch nationals and non western ethnic minorities.

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Examples

  • If you're going to study philosophy, just Western philosophy, don't even worry about non Western philosophy.

  • And that could really help you to get back towards the healthier gut, which it sounds like the really healthy gut is these people living a non Western lifestyle.

  • I mean, people will sometimes say, look, there are all of these extremely successful non Western practices that get dismissed by Western science.

  • Pretty, pretty rough cut men and women and then Dutch nationals and non western ethnic minorities.

  • Pretty, pretty rough cut men and women and then Dutch nationals and non western ethnic minorities.

  • From the perspective of non western civilizations and diverse citizenship, the two cosmopolitan rights appear as the Trojan horse of Western imperialism.

  • She is studying non-Western art to understand different cultural perspectives.

  • The festival celebrates non-Western traditions, featuring music and dance from various countries.

How Western

western
896 2.1
non-Western
4.9

Surface Forms

non-Western positive

Morphology

non-Western = Western (transparent) = non + Western

Meaning is directly the negation of 'Western' via the productive prefix 'non-', which a learner who knows 'Western' can derive.

Etymology

Non-Western is made of non- meaning 'not' and Western meaning 'from the West', which often refers to Europe and North America or the 'west' direction. So non-Western describes cultures, art, or ideas that are 'not from the Western world', like traditions from Asia or Africa.