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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18 October 2024

GRIEVOUS

(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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