Westoxification n. the financial, cultural, or military reliance on the West by non-Western societies. Editorial Note: The term probably originated in Iran, where in Farsi it is gharbzadegi. Jalal Al-e Ahmad is sometimes credited with coining or popularizing it. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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