Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Centered or focused on England or the English, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence.
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- adjective Focused on
England or the people and culture of England.
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Examples
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"By changing our stance on devolution from 'No, No, a hundred times No' to 'Yes, No, Maybe, Don't Know' we have shown the Welsh electorate how we have evolved from being a purely Anglocentric political party to being an Anglocentric political party with some closet-devolutionists on board."
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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"By changing our stance on devolution from 'No, No, a hundred times No' to 'Yes, No, Maybe, Don't Know' we have shown the Welsh electorate how we have evolved from being a purely Anglocentric political party to being an Anglocentric political party with some closet-devolutionists on board."
Brave New Wales 2009
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We were also deeply influenced by the fact that my mama was Latina and by living in a state that is so heavily non-Anglocentric in terms of its culture.
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Central Asia was a region that my Anglocentric education had neglected, but its geography and history were compelling.6 Until the advent of ocean travel, Xinjiang—then known as East Turkestan or Uighurstan—was the often tumultuous meeting place of East and West.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Central Asia was a region that my Anglocentric education had neglected, but its geography and history were compelling.6 Until the advent of ocean travel, Xinjiang—then known as East Turkestan or Uighurstan—was the often tumultuous meeting place of East and West.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Complicating matters further for Anglocentric systems, most characters in China and Japan have multiple pronunciations.
Technology's Language Barrier Jack Halpern 2010
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So if only for organizations that can interact successfully with consumers in emerging markets, assumptions about language and communication must shift from an Anglocentric view to one that accommodates local languages, writing systems and conventions.
Technology's Language Barrier Jack Halpern 2010
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One could easily cite a long list of “economic” events, patterns, and so forth, ancient and modern, East and West that, chances are, you are wholly ignorant of, as are most American “economists”, especially the naively Anglocentric, who still think Smith or Steuart originated “economics”.
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Central Asia was a region that my Anglocentric education had neglected, but its geography and history were compelling.6 Until the advent of ocean travel, Xinjiang—then known as East Turkestan or Uighurstan—was the often tumultuous meeting place of East and West.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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I've just completed a YouGov survey which demonstrated the entrenched Anglocentric attitudes of so called "UK" politics.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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