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Eurocentrism
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Eu·ro·cen·tric  (yr-sntrk) also Eu·ro·po·cen·tric (y-rp-)
adj.
Centered or focused on Europe or European peoples, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence: "The . . . current revivals of classical architecture cannot be dissociated from attempts in other fields to assert the preeminence of Eurocentric Western culture" (Hugh Honour).

Euro·centrism n.
Euro·centrist adj. & n.
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Noun1.Eurocentrism - belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
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Eurocentrism [ˈjʊərəʊˌsentrɪzəm] Neurocentrismo m


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This gap is the result of a Euro-centrism born with Western empires which once occupied a world on which the sun never set.
8 DS571 Historians describe a relationship based on mutual respect and partnership between Europeans and Asians during the 16th and 17th century, before the rise Euro-centrism led to the age of imperialism.
This is difficult terrain for Westerners to navigate as it can smack of cultural imperialism and Euro-centrism.
 
 
 
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