Eurocentric (adjective)

  1. Centered on or biased towards Europe and European culture, history and perspective.
  2. Viewing the world primarily from a European perspective.

Origin:

Late 19th century: from europe + -centric.

Examples:

  1. The history curriculum is often criticized for being eurocentric and neglecting non-European perspectives.
  2. The Eurocentric view of the world sees Europe and Western culture as superior to others.
  3. His views were heavily eurocentric, he believed that Europe was the center of the world.
  4. The Eurocentric attitude of the colonizers led to the suppression of traditional cultures.
  5. The Eurocentric approach to education does not take into account the perspectives and contributions of non-European cultures.
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