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Definition of ethnocentrism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ethnocentrism

noun

/ˌeθnəʊˈsentrɪzəm/

/ˌeθnəʊˈsentrɪzəm/

[uncountable]

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behaviour or beliefs that favour one particular culture and judge other cultures against it

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