1. assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization; [syn: Westernization, Westernisation]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Westernisation
n 1: assimilation of Western culture; the social process of
becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and
practices of Western civilization [syn: Westernization,
Westernisation]