ethnocentrism
/ˌɛθ.nəʊˈsɛn.tɹɪzm̩/
ethnocentrism noun: the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
Noun
ethnocentrism (countable and uncountable, plural ethnocentrisms)
- The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
ethnocentrism meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Indonesian
ethnocentrism in Tamil
- இனச்சார்பு
ethnocentrism in Bengali
- স্বজাতিপ্রীতি, স্বজাতিকেন্দ্রিকতা
ethnocentrism in Arabic
- tendency
- تَمَرْكُز عِرْقِيّ tamarkuz ʕirqiyy
ethnocentrism in Indonesian
- tendency
- etnosentrisme, sukuisme
Forms of ethnocentrism
| plural | ethnocentrisms |
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Origin of ethnocentrism
From ethno- + -centrism.
Questions about ethnocentrism
- What does ethnocentrism mean?
- Ethnocentrism means the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
- What is ethnocentrism in Tamil?
- Ethnocentrism in Tamil is இனச்சார்பு. See Ethnocentrism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ethnocentrism?
- Ethnocentrism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ethnocentrism?
- Ethnocentrism is pronounced /ˌɛθ.nəʊˈsɛn.tɹɪzm̩/.
- What is the plural of ethnocentrism?
- The plural of ethnocentrism is ethnocentrisms.
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