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ethnocentric


eth·no·cen·tric

adj \ˌeth-nō-ˈsen-trik\

Definition of ETHNOCENTRIC

: characterized by or based on the attitude that one's own group is superior
— eth·no·cen·tric·i·ty \-sen-ˈtri-sə-tē\ noun
— eth·no·cen·trism \-ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm\ noun
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Examples of ETHNOCENTRIC

  1. The review was criticized for its ethnocentric bias.

First Known Use of ETHNOCENTRIC

1900

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with ETHNOCENTRIC

acrocentric, Afrocentric, androcentric, Anglocentric, biocentric, Christocentric, egocentric, Eurocentric, geocentric, gynocentric, phallocentric, polycentric, theocentric, topocentric

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