ETHNOCENTRISM

ethnocentrism

(noun) belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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