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Eurocentric

[yoor-uh-sen-trik, yur-]

Origin

adjective

centered on Europe and Europeans.

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

Origin:
1960–65; Euro- + -centric

Related forms

Eu·ro·cen·trism, noun

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Eurocentric (ˌjʊərəʊˈsɛntrɪk)

—*adj*
	chiefly concerned with or concentrating on Europe and European culture: the Eurocentric curriculum

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Eurocentric

1963, from comb. form of Europe + -centric.

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