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Europocentricity

Europocentricity noun: the fact or quality of being Europocentric.

Noun

Europocentricity (uncountable)

  1. The fact or quality of being Europocentric.
    • It is intended to crrect certain European assumptions about Europocentricity, assumptions that are immoral when held by Europeans themselves and tragic if held by those who are not.1982, Angela Carter, “Treasures of Ancient Nigeria”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 519

Origin of Europocentricity

From Europocentric + -ity.

Questions about Europocentricity

What does Europocentricity mean?
Europocentricity means the fact or quality of being Europocentric.
What part of speech is Europocentricity?
Europocentricity is a noun.

Words near Europocentricity in the dictionary

  1. Europlonk
  2. Europlug
  3. Europlugs
  4. europoan
  5. Europocentric
  6. Europocentricity
  7. Europol
  8. Europolitical
  9. Europolitician
  10. Europoliticians
  11. Europolitics

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