# ethnocentrism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛθ.nəʊˈsɛn.tɹɪzm̩/ · frequency rank #85,231

## Definitions
1. The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.

## Etymology
From ethno- + -centrism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ethnocentrism