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Eurocentric
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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.
Eurocentric [ˌjʊərəʊˈsɛntrɪk]
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly concerned with or concentrating on Europe and European culture the Eurocentric curriculum
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Adj.1.Eurocentric - focussed on Europe and the Europeans
Europocentric
Translations
Eurocentric [ˈjʊərəʊsentrɪk] ADJ → eurocentrista, centrado en Europa
Eurocentric [ˌjʊərəʊˈsɛntrɪk] adj → eurocentrique
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