Advertisement
Advertisement
Eurocentric
[ yoor-uh-sen-trik, yur- ]
adjective
- centered on Europe and Europeans:
They have offered insightful but nonetheless Eurocentric analyses of European travelers, losing sight of the larger global context of travel.
- considering Europe and Europeans as focal to world culture, history, economics, etc., or viewing everything through the lens of European values, attitudes, and interests:
The style represented a celebration of Black beauty and a repudiation of Eurocentric beauty standards.
Eurocentric
/ ˌjʊərəʊˈsɛntrɪk /
adjective
- chiefly concerned with or concentrating on Europe and European culture
the Eurocentric curriculum
Discover More
Other Words From
- Eu·ro·cen·trism noun
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of Eurocentric1
Discover More
Example Sentences
Overall, the show is a thorough, if exclusively Eurocentric, X-ray vision of fashion.
From The Daily Beast
The curriculum has become only marginally less Eurocentric since then.
From The Daily Beast
I suppose, too, there is a feeling among Eurocentric critics that the Latins received their due decades ago.
From The Daily Beast
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse