Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnocentrism

/ˌɛθ.nəʊˈsɛn.tɹɪzm̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: eth-no-cen-trism
IPA: /ˌɛθ.nəʊˈsɛn.tɹɪzm̩/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ethno- + -centrism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ethno
Suffix: centrism

Usage

Inflected Forms

ethnocentrisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ethnocentrism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛθ.nəʊˈsɛn.tɹɪzm̩/.
What does ethnocentrism mean?: The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
Where does ethnocentrism come from?: From ethno- + -centrism.

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