Westernizer

English

Etymology

westernize +‎ -er

Noun

Westernizer (plural Westernizers)

(historical) A member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.

Translations

Supporter of 19th century ideology

Belarusian: захо́днік n (zaxódnik)
Czech: západník (cs)
French: occidentaliste (fr) m
German: Westler (de) m
Russian: за́падник (ru) n (západnik)
Swedish: zapadnik (sv) c
Ukrainian: за́хідник (ru) n (záxidnik)

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