Complete Definition of "ethnocentrism"

English

Pronunciation

enPR|�th'n�-s�n'trĭz'�m

Etymology
Gk. ethnos (�nation�) + �centre� + �-ism�

Noun
en-noun|-

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

Translations
French: ethnocentrisme
German: Ethnozentrismus
Greek: εθνοκεν��ι�μ�� (ethnokentrismos) (:el:�θνοκεν��ι�μ��|el)
Italian: etnocentrismo
ttbc|Japanese: (echunosenchurisumu?)
Latin: ethnocentrismus
Portuguese: etnocentrismo
Spanish: etnocentrismo
Ukrainian: ��но�ен��изм (etnotsentrizm)


Category:English nouns ending in -ism
el:ethnocentrism
fr:ethnocentrism
vi:ethnocentrism

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