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ETHNOCENTRISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ethnocentrism mean?
• ETHNOCENTRISM (noun)
The noun ETHNOCENTRISM has 1 sense:
1. belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
Familiarity information: ETHNOCENTRISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ethnocentrism" is a kind of...):
partiality; partisanship (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)
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