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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEurocentrism
/ˌjʊə.rəʊˈsɛn.trɪ.zəm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A worldview centered on Western civilization or a biased view that privileges European culture at the expense of non-Western cultures.
"The academic seminar critically analyzed how eurocentrism has historically skewed global historiography." - 2
The tendency to interpret the beliefs, behaviors, and values of other cultures from a European perspective.
"Overcoming eurocentrism in art history requires acknowledging diverse aesthetic traditions from Asia, Africa, and the Americas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'Euro-' (referring to Europe) and '-centrism' (from 'centre', via French from Latin 'centrum', and Greek 'kentron'). Coined in the late 20th century within post-colonial studies and sociology to describe the practice of placing European culture and history at the focal point of world history and values.
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eurocentrisme
Transliteration: /ø.ʁo.sɑ̃.tʁism/
"L'eurocentrisme biaise souvent l'analyse de l'histoire mondiale."
Eurozentrismus
Transliteration: /ɔɪ̯ʁoʦɛntʁɪˈsmʊs/
"Kritiker werfen der westlichen Geschichtsschreibung oft Eurozentrismus vor."
eurocentrismo
Transliteration: /eu.rotʃenˈtri.zmo/
"L'eurocentrismo limita la comprensione delle culture extraeuropee."
eurocentrismo
Transliteration: /ew.ɾo.senˈtɾiz.mo/
"Debemos superar el eurocentrismo en la educación global."
eurocentrismo
Transliteration: /ew.ɾo.sẽˈtɾiz.mu/
"O eurocentrismo afeta a perspetiva histórica tradicional."
यूरोकेंद्रिता
Transliteration: yurokendrita
"इतिहास लेखन में यूरोकेंद्रिता को चुनौती दी जानी चाहिए।"
欧洲中心主义
Transliteration: ōuzhōu zhōngxīn zhǔyì
"我们需要摆脱欧洲中心主义的历史观。"
유럽중심주의
Transliteration: yureop-jungsim-juui
"유럽중심주의는 세계사를 편협하게 바라보게 만든다."
欧米中心主義
Transliteration: ōbei chūshin shugi
"欧米中心主義的な視点を見直す必要がある。"
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