Eurocentrism
[ yoor-uh-sen-tri-zuhm, yur- ]
noun
a view of the world that considers Europe and Europeans as focal to world culture, history, economics, etc., or that sees everything through the lens of European values, attitudes, and interests:Complaining of the overwhelming Eurocentrism of the World War I commemorations, some said, “Our boys were not just Tommies; they were Tariqs and Tajinders, too.”
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