Eurocentric

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Focused on Europe or the people and culture of Europe.

    "The present curriculum / I put my fist in 'em / Eurocentric every last one of 'em / See right through the red, white, and blue disguise / With lecture I puncture the structure of lies / Installed in our minds and attempting to hold us back / We've got to take it back / Holes in our spirit causin' tears and fears / One-sided stories for years and years and years"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Eurocentric. alt-of, alternative

    "The British government has been more diplomatic but no less pointed, arguing that a body led by the European Central Bank is likely to be too eurocentric."

Adjective
  1. 1
    focussed on Europe and the Europeans wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
europocentriceuropocentric

Example

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"Esperanto is blatantly Eurocentric."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Euro- + -centric.

Etymology 2

From euro- + -centric.

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