ETHNOCENTRIC


Meaning of ETHNOCENTRIC in English

eth ‧ no ‧ cen ‧ tric /ˌeθnəʊˈsentrɪk◂ $ -noʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective

based on the idea that your own race, nation, group etc is better than any other – used in order to show disapproval:

ethnocentric history textbooks

—ethnocentrism noun [uncountable]

—ethnocentricity /ˌeθnəʊsenˈtrɪsəti, ˌeθnəʊsenˈtrɪsɪti $ -noʊ-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.