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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
westernise .
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Examples
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This time, even in westernised Istanbul, the mood is becoming discernibly more irritable.
Disgracefully, Turkey's EU accession bid is going nowhere soon Martin Kettle 2010
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This profile particularly describes consumers in the UAE, where 45 per cent of the national population †"the highest percentage of all the countries studied â€" fit this category of the so-called “New Age Muslimâ€, according to the study by the advertising agency JWT and the market research firm AMRB. “We often try to describe an lslamic or a Muslim consumer as westernised or not westernised, which is totally stupid, †said Roy Haddad, the chairman of JWT MENA. “No Arab, or no Muslim that I know, wants to be more westernised.
BrothersJudd Blog 2008
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We don't tend to hear about these things happening in 'westernised' countries.
In yesterday's news... Glenda Larke 2009
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BTW, nowadays, being bracketed as 'westernised' in theocraatic Iran is almost certainly not a good idea.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Father accused of killing 'westernised' daughter 'doesn't understand'
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Father accused of killing 'westernised' daughter 'doesn't understand'
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It is a muslim city and is quite westernised which is a big surprise as its in Tanzania!
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Father accused of killing 'westernised' daughter 'doesn't understand'
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Christianity had been 'westernised', down to the porcelain skin and tawny hair of the figure of Christ on the cross in every church.
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Father accused of killing 'westernised' daughter 'doesn't understand'
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