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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesetnocentrismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: etnocentrismo
"O etnocentrismo impede a apreciação genuína da diversidade cultural."
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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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10 Global Lexicons: How "ethnocentrism" is said worldwide
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ethnocentrisme
Transliteration: ethnocentrisme
"L'ethnocentrisme entrave la compréhension mutuelle entre les peuples."
Ethnozentrismus
Transliteration: Ethnozentrismus
"Ethnozentrismus führt oft zu Vorurteilen gegenüber anderen Kulturen."
etnocentrismo
Transliteration: etnocentrismo
"L'etnocentrismo limita la nostra visione del mondo."
etnocentrismo
Transliteration: etnocentrismo
"Debemos evitar el etnocentrismo al estudiar la historia de otras sociedades."
etnocentrismo
Transliteration: etnocentrismo
"O etnocentrismo impede a apreciação genuína da diversidade cultural."
जाति-केंद्रितता
Transliteration: jati-kendritata
"जाति-केंद्रितता समाजों के बीच की दूरियों को बढ़ाती है।"
民族优越感
Transliteration: mínzú yōuyuè gǎn
"我们应该克服民族优越感，学会尊重不同的文化。"
자민족 중심주의
Transliteration: jaminjok jungsimjuui
"자민족 중심주의는 국제 사회에서 오해를 낳을 수 있다."
自民族中心主義
Transliteration: minzoku chūshin shugi
"自民族中心主義は異文化理解の妨げになる。"
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