Eurocentric

[yoor-uh-sen-trik, yur-]

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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

1. chiefly concerned with or concentrating on Europe and European culture

   the Eurocentric curriculum

Other Word Forms

• Eurocentrism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eurocentric¹

First recorded in 1960–65; Euro- + -centric

Example Sentences

Guèye himself defended the memo as part of a broader mission to "restore African dignity and identity", particularly in the arts sector, which he believes has been overly influenced by Eurocentric beauty standards.

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Others argue more explicitly against the Eurocentric nature of the curriculum.

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They are among Africa’s fast-growing new generation of diehard fans of F1, a historically Eurocentric sport that is experiencing an unprecedented boom on the continent.

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“It was a flashpoint. The story goes: The Biennale had been a Eurocentric party, and this was the first time an outsider broke the code.”

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"People who don't fit in Eurocentric standards are facing discrimination, stereotypes and bias," Mr Serva said.

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