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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries民族中心主义的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mínzú zhōngxīn zhǔyì de
"我们应当避免带有民族中心主义的偏见。"
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2 senses- 1
Evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
"His ethnocentric views prevented him from appreciating the traditional art forms of other nations." - 2
Concentrated on or centered around a particular ethnic group, typically one's own.
"The curriculum was criticized for being too ethnocentric and failing to represent global histories adequately."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'ethnos' (meaning nation, people, or race) and 'kentron' (meaning center), combined with the English suffix '-ic'. The term was coined in the early 20th century by sociologist William Graham Sumner, who used it to describe the tendency to view one's own group as the center of everything and all others as scaled and rated with reference to it.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ethnocentric" is said worldwide
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ethnocentrique
Transliteration: ɛt.nɔ.sɑ̃.tʁik
"Il est important d'éviter une approche ethnocentrique dans la recherche internationale."
ethnozentrisch
Transliteration: ˈɛtnoˌtsɛntʁɪʃ
"Eine ethnozentrische Sichtweise kann interkulturelle Missverständnisse verursachen."
etnocentrico
Transliteration: e.tnoˈtʃɛn.tri.ko
"Il suo giudizio era profondamente etnocentrico."
etnocéntrico
Transliteration: et.noˈsen.tɾi.ko
"Debemos superar la perspectiva etnocéntrica para entender otras sociedades."
etnocêntrico
Transliteration: et.noˈsẽ.tɾi.ku
"O comportamento etnocêntrico dificulta a integração cultural."
जाति-केंद्रित
Transliteration: jaati-kendrit
"एक जाति-केंद्रित दृष्टिकोण समाज को विभाजित कर सकता है।"
民族中心主义的
Transliteration: mínzú zhōngxīn zhǔyì de
"我们应当避免带有民族中心主义的偏见。"
자민족 중심주의의
Transliteration: jaminjok jungsimjuuiui
"그린피스는 자민족 중심주의적 태도를 비판했다."
自民族中心的な
Transliteration: jiminzoku chūshinteki na
"自民族中心的な考え方は国際交流において障害となります。"
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