🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

जाति-केंद्रितता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jati-kendritata

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
ethnocentrism/ˌɛθnoʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"जाति-केंद्रितता समाजों के बीच की दूरियों को बढ़ाती है।"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

    "Overcoming ethnocentrism is essential for effective cross-cultural communication."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the early 20th century, derived from Greek 'ethnos' (nation, people) and English 'centrism' (centered), popularized by sociologist William Graham Sumner.

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