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Westcentrism en · NOUN

Etymology

From West + -centrism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The practice of viewing the world from a Western perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Western culture.

Forms

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Meronyms

Eurocentrism

Relateds

Westcentric

Translations (10)

fi länsikeskeisyys (practice) · fr occidentalocentrisme (practice) · it occidentalocentrismo (practice) · pl zachodniocentryzm (practice) · tr Batımerkezcilik (practice) · es occidentalocentrismo (practice) · ar مَرْكَزِيَّة غَرْبِيَّة (practice) · de Westzentrismus (practice) · cmn 西方中心主義 /西方中心主义 (practice) · ru западноцентри́зм (practice)