Meaning & use
ethnocentric
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Evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions from the standards of one's own culture.
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His ethnocentric remarks about foreign customs offended several colleagues.
The study challenged ethnocentric assumptions about what counts as 'normal' family structure.
A note on using this word
Often used critically to describe attitudes or writing that treat one culture's norms as the universal standard.
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culturally relativistopen-minded
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