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westernism

west·ern·ism [ wéstər nìzzəm ] (plural west·ern·isms) or West·ern·ism [ wéstər nìzzəm ] (plural West·ern·isms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. American or European custom: a custom or practice characteristic of the countries of Europe and North and South America

2. term used in west: a word or idiom chiefly used in the western part of a country or region, especially the western United States

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