Ethnocentrism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ethnocentrism \ethnocentrism\ n.
     1. belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.
        [WordNet sense 1]
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a tendency to evaluate other people, activities, cultures,


        etc. primarily from the perspective of one's own as being
        superior.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ethnocentrism
       n : belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group