Westerners
First World inhabitants
Westerners are people from Western countries—typically Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
The term implies shared cultural heritage rooted in European traditions, democratic governance, and industrial capitalism.
It often appears in contrast to people from Asia, Africa, or the Middle East: Westerners find the spice levels challenging, The film was criticized for its portrayal of Westerners as saviors.
The boundaries of "Western" shift with context and politics.
Doctrine of personal independence
- democracyRule by the people
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
secularism · Enlightenment · Renaissance · humanism · modernity · industrialization · consumerism · feminism
Western defense organization
- G7Leading economies' summit group
- developedGrew or advanced
- industrializedHaving established manufacturing economies
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
high-income · democratic · capitalist · innovation · technology · infrastructure · governance · hegemony
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
- backpackerTraveler carrying supplies
expat · colonizer · missionary · ethnocentrism · exceptionalism · privilege · monolingual · fast food
Coexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- melting-potFusion of diverse cultures
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
immigration · diaspora · integration · assimilation · multiethnic · intercultural · demographics · coexistence
From that continent
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- CanadianNorth American northerner
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
- New ZealanderNative of Pacific archipelago
Anglophone · Francophone · transatlantic · occidental · North American · British · German · French
individualism
Doctrine of personal independence
- democracyRule by the people
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
liberalism · secularism · Enlightenment · Renaissance · humanism · modernity · industrialization · consumerism · feminism · Hollywood
NATO
Western defense organization
- G7Leading economies' summit group
- developedGrew or advanced
- industrializedHaving established manufacturing economies
affluent · high-income · democratic · capitalist · innovation · technology · infrastructure · governance · hegemony · sanctions
materialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
backpacker · expat · colonizer · missionary · ethnocentrism · exceptionalism · privilege · monolingual · fast food · workaholism
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- melting-potFusion of diverse cultures
mosaic · immigration · diaspora · integration · assimilation · multiethnic · intercultural · demographics · coexistence · heterogeneity
European
From that continent
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- CanadianNorth American northerner
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
New Zealander · Anglophone · Francophone · transatlantic · occidental · North American · British · German · French · Scandinavian
WesternersEasterners
People from Asian regions
Asians · Orientals · Africans · Middle Easterners · East Asians
WesternersEasterners
People from Asian regions
Soviets · communists · Russians · Chinese · Maoists
Westernersindigenous peoples
Original inhabitants of lands
natives · subalterns · First Nations · aboriginals · the periphery
western, Western, west, West, westerly, westward, westwards, westernmost, westbound