“The art of woodblock printing in the Meiji period is marked by the industrialization and swift westernization which Japan underwent in this era.”
“And it is precisely this gambler's interest which westernization has more or less destroyed.”
“Once in control of an Oriental country, the European rulers were bound to favour its westernization for a variety of reasons.”
west
One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox, abbreviated as W.
“However, people within the community opined that 'Ali Ai Ligang' is slowly disappearing from their society due to impact of westernisation.”
“He believes that describing Indian youths as westernised is wrong, because despite outward westernisation, they have a deep yearning for Indian culture.”
“Underneath the veneer of westernisation there is a hugely abundant and powerful cultural tradition that won't die out and is in fact also influencing us in the west.”
“The Hudson River swamped westside parkways, where motorists whose cars were bobbing in the floodwaters had to be rescued by police officers on rafts.”
“We also joined with another Senior CYO group from the westside, and that just made us even bigger.”
“We have the misfortune of having a two-story fourplex looming over our bedroom and backyard in our westside neighborhood.”