ethnocentrismn.
/ˌɛθnə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌɛθnoʊˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/ The state or quality of being ethnocentric.
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ethnocentrism1906
society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [noun] > racism
racialism1880
racism1903
ethnocentrism1906
ethnocentricity1937
structural racism1964
systemic racism1968
1906 W. G. Sumner Folkways i. 13 Ethnocentrism is the technical name for this view of things in which one's own group is the center of everything, and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it.
1957 W. S. Allen Ling. Study Lang. 8 Mar. 7 A familiarity with many languages..may do much to reduce the ethnocentrism with which, as native speakers of a language, we are inevitably burdened.
2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 Oct. 6/4 Is it religion that is the culprit, nationalism, ethnocentrism, all of which have constant need for enemies, or just simple malice?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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