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Americanocentric en · ADJ

Etymology

From Americano- + -centric.

Meanings

1. Centred on or overemphasizing the United States of America.
   • A very superficial and Americanocentric view of history was a necessary adjunct to the reigning Americanocentric view of world affairs. 2006, Norman Davies, No simple victory: World War II in Europe, 1939–1945, New York: Penguin, page 479:
   • Making Sense of the Sixties used the typical Americano-centric documentary style that avoided a world or historical context for events […] Other countries were mentioned only insofar as they disturbed the insular course of events in the United States. 1991 February 4, Owen Shows, “Start Making Sense”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 16:

Forms

Synonyms

Americocentric//Americo-centric

Translations (2)

pt americanocêntrico (centred on or overemphasizing the United States of America) · pt americocêntrico (centred on or overemphasizing the United States of America)