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westoxification
 n.— «It will give them more money from the sky rocketing oil prices and crush the little bit of westernisation or as they call it “westoxification” which is present.» —“Iranian nuclear issue” by Bhaskar Dasgupta Hindustan Times (India) Jan. 30, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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