orientalism
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French orientalisme, from oriental (“eastern, Oriental”). Equivalent to Oriental + -ism.
Noun[edit]
orientalism (countable and uncountable, plural orientalisms)
- (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.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the tendency to represent eastern subjects
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Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French orientalisme. Equivalent to oriental + -ism.
Noun[edit]
orientalism n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of orientalism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) orientalism | orientalismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) orientalism | orientalismului |
vocative | orientalismule |
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms suffixed with -ism
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Art
- en:Architecture
- en:Literature
- English 6-syllable words
- en:Asia
- en:Culture
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms suffixed with -ism
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns