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ethnocentricity

  • a word derived from ethnocentric.
    ethnocentric
    adjective
    demonstrating a belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture.
  • a word derived from ethnocentrism.
    ethnocentrism
    noun
    the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture.

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Meanwhile, Deng has forced China out of the ethnocentricity developed over two millenniums of imperial supremacy and resuscitated by the almost religious xenophobia of Mao, while urging it to look outward for its economic models.

From Time Magazine Archive