western concept

collocation in English

meaningsofwesternandconcept

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western
adjective
uk
/ˈwes.tən/us
/ˈwes.tɚn/
in or from the west of ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofwesternandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Toward the end of the 19th century, "e-hon" chapter-books were eclipsed in popularity by the newwesternconceptof literary magazines.
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When engaging in a nikah, a permanent contract for marriage is signed, marrying until divorce or death takes place, resembling thewesternconceptof marriage.
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Existence is conceived as the progression of the tman (similar to thewesternconceptof a soul) across numerous lifetimes, and its ultimate progression towards liberation from karma.
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This problematises reality by questioning scientific laws that governing time as well as social and cultural ideas of time that help to construct thewesternconceptof reality.
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He was right to remind us that western concepts of pluralism and democracy cannot be imported into the middle east without some adjustment.
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It is roughly comparable to the western concepts of arcadia, a place surrounded by mountains full of harmony and quiet.
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Applying these essentially western concepts, and terminology, to other cultures even when they don't do so, is common but in many respects rather dubious.
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Australian archaeologists, and many others who work with indigenous peoples whose ideas of heritage differ from western concepts, have embraced post-processualism.
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Development of indigenous psychology as a focus can limit influence of western concepts and encourage cultivation of socially appropriate methods for the area.
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He also taught western concepts of perspective, anatomy and sketching from life.
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