orientalism
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French orientalisme, from oriental (“eastern, Oriental”). Equivalent to Oriental + -ism.
Noun
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
Translations
the tendency to represent eastern subjects
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French orientalisme. Equivalent to oriental + -ism.
Declension
declension of orientalism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) orientalism | orientalismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) orientalism | orientalismului |
| vocative | orientalismule | |
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