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PRONUNCIATION OF WESTERN ALIENATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WESTERN ALIENATION

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Western alienation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WESTERN ALIENATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Western alienation in Canada

In Canadian politics, Western alienation is the notion that the Western provinces – British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – have been alienated, and in extreme cases excluded, from mainstream Canadian political affairs in favour of the central provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Western alienation claims that these latter two are politically represented, and economically favoured, more significantly than the former, which has given rise to the sentiment of alienation among many western Canadians. Dr. Roger Gibbins, author and former CEO of Canada West Foundation defines western alienation as “a political ideology of regional discontent rooted in the dissatisfaction of western Canadians with their relationship to and representation within the federal government.”...

Definition of western alienation in the English dictionary

The definition of western alienation in the dictionary is a feeling of resentment by some inhabitants of western Canada against perceived favouritism by the national government towards the eastern provinces.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE WESTERN ALIENATION

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Synonyms and antonyms of western alienation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «western alienation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WESTERN ALIENATION

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The translations of western alienation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «western alienation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西方异化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enajenación occidental
570 millions of speakers

English

western alienation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पश्चिमी अलगाव
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الاغتراب الغربي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

западная отчуждение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alienação ocidental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চিমা বিচ্ছিন্নতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aliénation de l´Ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengasingan barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

West Entfremdung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

西部の疎外
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서 소외
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alienation kulon
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tha hóa phương Tây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்கு விலகல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाश्चात्य अनोळखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Batıdan yabancılaşma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alienazione occidentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zachodniej alienacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

західна відчуження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înstrăinare de vest
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

δυτική αλλοτρίωση
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Wes vervreemding
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

västra alienation
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

western fremmedgjøring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of western alienation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WESTERN ALIENATION»

The term «western alienation» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.575 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WESTERN ALIENATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about western alienation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WESTERN ALIENATION»

Discover the use of western alienation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to western alienation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Government and Politics in Alberta
Western Alienation Economic discontent within Alberta, and within the broader western region, provides the foundation upon which the political superstructure of western alienation has been constructed. In an earlier work, I defined western ...
Allan Tupper, Roger Gibbins, 1992
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Politics of Western Canad: Western Canada Concept, Western ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
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Canada on the Threshold of the 21st Century: European ...
Western alienation is best seen as a political ideology of regional discontent. By this I mean that Western alienation embodies a socially shared set of interrelated beliefs with some degree of cultural embodiment and intellectual articulation, ...
C.H.W. Remie, J.-M. Lacroix, 1991
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Why Canadian Unity Matters and why Americans Care: ...
Effervescence of Western Alienation' Myth lives in the public mind. Like news, bad political myth travels faster and lasts longer. This appears to be so for Canada. Canada has a rough time creating and perpetuating good, helpful political myth.
Charles F. Doran, 2001
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The Limits of Protectionism: Building Coalitions for Free Trade
Even more important was the National Energy Programme (NEP), which was destined to fan the flames of western alienation and mobilize the free-trading West in the constitutional battles to come.20 The NEP institutionalized a two- tiered ...
Michael Lusztig, 2004
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The Other Alberta: Decoding a Political Enigma
He contends that what is labeled as western alienation is experienced on the eastern periphery as well, suggesting that it is a regional phenomenon which one researcher, Shawn Henry, has labeled “Peripheral Regional Alienation” (cited in  ...
Doreen Barrie, 2006
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Conservatism in Canada
3 Jared J. Wesley, Code Politics: Campaigns and Cultures on the Canadian Prairies (Vancouver, UBC Press, 2011), 3, suggests that autonomy is generally understood in terms of western alienation, which has been historically identified as a ...
James Farney, David Rayside, 2013
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Two Political Worlds: Parties and Voting in British Columbia
IDEOLOGY AND ALIENATION Many commentators on western alienation assert that it reflects a conservative ideological orientation. Gibbins, for example, argues that alienation and conservatism in Alberta form a relatively unified ideological ...
Donald E. Blake, 2011
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How Ottawa Spends, 1991-1992: The Politics of Fragmentation
All this may suggest that the traditional politics of western alienation are alive and well, and indeed in many respects they are. It can be argued, however, that the dynamics of western alienation have also changed in an important way, that they  ...
Frances Abele, 1991
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Western Visions, Western Futures: Perspectives on the West ...
That said, it must be stressed again that western alienation is common, indeed characteristic, across all age groups, all provinces, all parties, and all communities from metropolitan centres to the rural countryside. Western alienation cannot be ...
Roger Gibbins, Loleen Berdahl, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WESTERN ALIENATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term western alienation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Not the time for Brad Wall to play western alienation card
western alienation CALGARY, AB Jul 17, 2015/ Troy Media/ – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall stoked the fires of western alienation when he suggested this ... «Troy Media, Jul 15»
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North Korea's African Strategy
North Korea's trade partnerships with anti-Western regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa ... Korean regime might outweigh the risk of temporary Western alienation. «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
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North Korea's Africa Strategy and What It Means for the West
North Korea's trade partnerships with anti-Western regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa ... Korean regime might outweigh the risk of temporary Western alienation. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Is the idea of 'western alienation' dead?
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It's a term that dominated political discussions in the early 1980s but one you don't hear too often anymore: Western alienation. «News1130, Mar 15»
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The West wants out
Back in the early 1990s, Stephen Harper and the insurgent Reform Party forced a tectonic shift, unleashing a powerful wave of western alienation that has ... «Toronto Star, Jul 14»
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Three Calgarians appointed to Order of Canada
A key figure in the fight against Western alienation is among three Calgarians appointed to the Order of Canada. In a Monday announcement, David K. Elton ... «Calgary Herald, Jun 14»
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How Ottawa's First World War plans sparked western alienation
It would prove to be a watershed event in the disillusionment of Canadian farmers in general, and the West in particular, with mainstream federal parties. «The Globe and Mail, Jun 14»
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Stephen Harper pays tribute to John Matheson — the 'father' of …
The forces of Western Alienation, Quebec Separatism and aboriginal nationalism, among others, were just beginning to kick into high gear, and the divided ... «National Post, Jan 14»
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Western alienation: A brief history
To most Canadians, “western alienation” might mean the National Energy Program or the Reform Party. But as Janigan details, regional battles over resources ... «CanadianBusiness.com, Nov 12»
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Roger Gibbins, Canada West Foundation President Joins Senate …
"Half a loaf is always better than no loaf," said Deb Grey, the first Reform MP elected to the House of Commons back in 1989 when "western alienation" was ... «Huffington Post Canada, May 12»

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