Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auto-orientalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-ori-en-tal-ism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The adoption of orientalist perspectives by a culture towards itself.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Many Eastern countries experience auto-Orientalism, by which their people participate in existing Western exaggerations and fantasies concerning their culture and customs."

Etymology

Compound of auto- + Orientalism.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

auto-Orientalisms (plural)

Questions

What does auto-orientalism mean?: The adoption of orientalist perspectives by a culture towards itself.
Where does auto-orientalism come from?: Compound of auto- + Orientalism.

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