non-Western

adjective

non-West·​ern ˌnän-ˈwe-stərn How to pronounce non-Western (audio)
1
: not being part of the western tradition
non-Western countries
2
: of or relating to non-Western societies
non-Western values

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Organizations such as the oil-trading cartel OPEC used economic leverage to assert greater non-Western control over natural resources. Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Exhibitions focused on Native American civilizations and other non-Western cultures raise this critique implicitly but compellingly. Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 But Russia has continued to find other non-Western markets for exports to get around the cap, particularly in China and India. Jeff Stein and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024 Western thought is not wrong, just as non-Western thought is not. Muraly Srinarayanathas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for non-Western 

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of non-Western was in 1902

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“Non-Western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Western. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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non-Western

adjective
non-West·​ern
(ˈ)nän-ˈwes-tərn
1
: not being part of the western tradition
non-Western countries
2
: of or relating to non-Western societies
non-Western values
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