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—Eurocentrism, n./yoor'euh sen"trik, yerr'-/, adj.1. centered on Europe and Europeans.2. considering Europe and Europeans as focal to world culture, history, economics, etc.[1960-65; EURO- + -CENTRIC]
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Eurocentric — 1963, from EURO (Cf. Euro ) + CENTRIC (Cf. centric) … Etymology dictionary
Eurocentric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ implicitly regarding European culture as pre eminent. DERIVATIVES Eurocentrism noun … English terms dictionary
Eurocentric — [yoor΄ō sen′trik] adj. centering on Europe or emphasizing the values, history, perspective, etc. of the European tradition, sometimes so as to exclude other cultural groups within a society Eurocentrism n … English World dictionary
Eurocentric — [[t]jʊ͟əroʊse̱ntrɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as Eurocentric, you disapprove of it because it focuses on Europe and the needs of European people, often with the result that people in other parts of the world suffer… … English dictionary
Eurocentric — adjective Date: 1963 centered on Europe or the Europeans; especially reflecting a tendency to interpret the world in terms of western and especially European or Anglo American values and experiences • Eurocentrism noun • Eurocentrist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Eurocentric — adjective focussed on Europe or the people and culture of Europe See Also: Eurocentrism … Wiktionary
Eurocentric — Eu|ro|cen|tric [ ,jurou sentrık ] adjective showing the belief that Europe is the most important part of the world, or that the rest of the world is the same as Europe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Eurocentric — adj. focussed on Europe and the Europeans and their culture … English contemporary dictionary
Eurocentric — adjective implicitly regarding European culture as pre eminent. Derivatives Eurocentricity noun Eurocentrism noun … English new terms dictionary
eurocentric — eu·ro·centric … English syllables
