ethnocentric
/ˌeθnəʊˈsentrɪk/adjective
उच्चारण एथ्नोसेन्ट्रिक
स्वजाति-केंद्रित, स्वसंस्कृति-केंद्रित
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disapproving
based on the ideas and beliefs of one particular culture and using these to judge other cultures
स्वजाति-केंद्रित, स्वसंस्कृति-केंद्रित
- an ethnocentric view of history
- An ethnocentric textbook ignores the contributions of other cultures.
- Travel often cures an ethnocentric outlook by showing how differently people live.
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- Critics called the museum's display ethnocentric because it ignored local traditions.
- An ethnocentric teacher may wrongly treat his own customs as the only normal ones.
Synonyms chauvinistic narrow-minded xenophobic insular parochial
Opposite cosmopolitan open-minded multicultural
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eth·no·cen·tric
With ethno- (race or culture) and -centric (centred).
ethno- (जाति या संस्कृति) और -centric (केंद्रित) के साथ।
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Keep the narrow-view words together: ethnocentric (judging other cultures by your own), chauvinistic (believing your country or group is best), xenophobic (fearing foreigners), parochial (only interested in local matters), insular (not interested in other cultures).
संकीर्ण दृष्टि के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ethnocentric (अपनी संस्कृति से दूसरी संस्कृतियों को आँकना), chauvinistic (अपने देश या समूह को श्रेष्ठ मानना), xenophobic (विदेशियों से डरने वाला), parochial (केवल स्थानीय मामलों में रुचि), insular (दूसरी संस्कृतियों में रुचि न रखने वाला)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world is one family) expresses the opposite view.
उक्ति 'वसुधैव कुटुंबकम्' (विश्व एक परिवार है) इसके विपरीत दृष्टिकोण को व्यक्त करती है।