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单词 eurocentric
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Eurocentric

[ yoor-uh-sen-trik, yur- ]
/ ˌyʊər əˈsɛn trɪk, ˌyɜr- /

adjective

centered on Europe and Europeans.
considering Europe and Europeans as focal to world culture, history, economics, etc.

Origin of Eurocentric

First recorded in 1960–65; Euro- + -centric

OTHER WORDS FROM Eurocentric

Eu·ro·cen·trism, noun

Words nearby Eurocentric

euro-ad, Euro-American, Eurobank, Eurobeach, Eurobond, Eurocentric, eurocheque, Euroclydon, euro-commercial paper, Eurocommunism, Eurocrat
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Example sentences from the Web for Eurocentric

  • Overall, the show is a thorough, if exclusively Eurocentric, X-ray vision of fashion.

    In Paris, a Historical Look at Lingerie at Musée des Arts Décoratifs|Sarah Moroz|July 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • The curriculum has become only marginally less Eurocentric since then.

    For My Money, I'll Take the Al-Kuwaitis|Gershom Gorenberg|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • I suppose, too, there is a feeling among Eurocentric critics that the Latins received their due decades ago.

    Mario Vargas Llosa's True Genius|Allen Barra|May 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Eurocentric

Eurocentric
/ (ˌjʊərəʊˈsɛntrɪk) /

adjective

chiefly concerned with or concentrating on Europe and European culturethe Eurocentric curriculum
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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