Eurocentrism

See also: eurocentrism

English

Etymology

• Coined during the period of decolonization in the later 20th century, as Back-formation from Eurocentric.
• Euro- +‎ -centrism

Noun

Eurocentrism (uncountable)

1. practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture
   • 1993, Cameron McCarthy, Warren Crichlow, Race, identity, and representation in education (page 294)

     The rather philistine assertion of Eurocentrism and Westernness on the part of conservative educators […]

Related terms

• Eurocentric

Translations

practice of viewing the world from a European perspective

• Armenian: եվրոպակենտրոնություն (hy) (evropakentronutʻyun)
• Catalan: eurocentrisme m
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• French: européocentrisme (fr) m, eurocentrisme (fr) m
• Polish: eurocentryzm (pl) m, europocentryzm (pl) m
• Russian: евроцентри́зм (ru) m (jevrocentrízm)

Further reading

• Eurocentrism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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