unwesternized
Not globally homogenized
Unwesternized describes cultures, societies, or individuals that have not adopted Western customs, values, or practices.
The term implies a baseline assumption that Westernization is a norm or expectation: unwesternized tribes in remote regions, The country remained largely unwesternized until the 1950s.
It can carry colonialist undertones, suggesting Western ways as a measuring stick.
Traditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
tribal · indigenous · ancestral · heritage · traditional · provincial · rural · communal
Originating in a region
- nativeOriginating from a place
- genuineTruly what it claims
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- ancestralOf one's forebears
uncolonized · untouched · pure · unadulterated · unspoiled · pristine · unaltered · unmodified
Preventing waste or loss
- protectedKept from harm
- intactNot damaged or altered
- unspoiledNot damaged or degraded
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
uncontaminated · safeguarded · maintained · preserved · unalloyed · unsullied · endangered · revitalized
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
mythology · tribal · indigenous · ancestral · heritage · traditional · provincial · rural · communal · shamanic
indigenous
Originating in a region
- nativeOriginating from a place
- genuineTruly what it claims
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
ancestral · uncolonized · untouched · pure · unadulterated · unspoiled · pristine · unaltered · unmodified · aboriginal
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
untouched · uncontaminated · safeguarded · maintained · preserved · unalloyed · unsullied · endangered · revitalized · reclaimed
unwesternizedwesternized
Adapted to European-American culture
Americanized · Europeanized · modernized · globalized · acculturated
west, western, Westernization, westerly, westerner, westernize, westernization