Western culture
heritage of norms, customs, belief and political systems, and artifacts and technologies associated with Europe (both indigenous and foreign origin)
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Western culture
Summary
Western culture ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,641 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Western culture is a type of culture[2].
- Western culture's Commons category is recorded as Western culture[3].
- Western culture is the opposite of Eastern culture[4].
- Western culture's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Western culture[5].
- Western culture's topic has template is recorded as Template:Western culture[6].
- Western culture's studied by is recorded as rangaku[7].
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Definition and Type
Western culture is a type of culture[2]. It is the opposite of Eastern culture[4].
Why It Matters
Western culture ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,641 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]