ethnocentrism
/ˌeθnəʊˈsentrɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण एथ्नोसेन्ट्रिज़म
नृजाति-केंद्रवाद, अपनी संस्कृति को श्रेष्ठ मानने की प्रवृत्ति
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noun
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[U] disapproving
the belief that your own race, culture or group is better than others, and the habit of judging other cultures by its standards
नृजाति-केंद्रवाद, अपनी संस्कृति को श्रेष्ठ मानने की प्रवृत्ति
- Anthropologists try to avoid ethnocentrism when they study other societies.
- The textbook was criticised for its ethnocentrism.
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ethnocentric adjective
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The belief that one's own culture is superior to all others is ethnocentrism.
अपनी संस्कृति को बाकी सब से श्रेष्ठ मानने की धारणा को ethnocentrism कहते हैं।