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ethnocentric

Pronunciation: /ˌɛθnə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/

Definition of ethnocentric

adjective

  • evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture.

Derivatives

ethnocentrically

adverb

ethnocentricity

Pronunciation: /-ˈtrɪsɪti/

noun

ethnocentrism

noun

ethnocentric in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ethnocentric in the US English dictionary

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