Definition of Ethnocentrism

1. Noun. Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.

Generic synonyms: Partiality, Partisanship

Definition of Ethnocentrism

1. Noun. The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own culture. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ethnocentrism

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ethnocentrism

1. The tendency to evaluate other groups according to the values and standards of one's own ethnic group, especially with the conviction that one's own ethnic group is superior to the other groups. Origin: G. Ethnos, race, tribe, + kentron, centre of a circle (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethnocentrism

ethnoarchaeology
ethnoastronomy
ethnobotanical
ethnobotanically
ethnobotanicals
ethnobotanies
ethnobotanist
ethnobotanists
ethnobotany
ethnoburb
ethnoburbs
ethnocentric
ethnocentrically
ethnocentricities
ethnocentricity
ethnocentrism (current term)
ethnocentrisms
ethnocidal
ethnocide
ethnocides
ethnocracies
ethnocracy
ethnocrat
ethnocratic
ethnocrats
ethnocultural
ethnoecologist
ethnoecology
ethnogamy
ethnogenesis

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