Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Centered or focused on Europe or European peoples, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence.
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- adjective Focused on
Europe or thepeople andculture of Europe.
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- adjective focussed on Europe and the Europeans
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Examples
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I like the thinking that in theory lies behind the term Eurocentric -- the elementary but surprising idea that others may look at the world differently from the way we do.
Discarding the Post-Colonial Other: A Vindication of Plain Speaking Peter Rozovsky 2010
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I like the thinking that in theory lies behind the term Eurocentric -- the elementary but surprising idea that others may look at the world differently from the way we do.
Discarding the Post-Colonial Other: A Vindication of Plain Speaking Peter Rozovsky 2010
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You say "Eurocentric" -- which isn't really even a word -- as if it's a bad thing.
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She'd heard Avery give all the arguments, but most of those arguments were what she'd have called Eurocentric chauvinism.
Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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The visit March 17-23 will mark the first trip to Africa for a pope who has sometimes been described as Eurocentric, and it launches a series of important church events in 2009 focusing on the African continent.
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(a) He's still got what might in another guise be called a Eurocentric perspective - his world systems theory of core / semi-periphery / periphery - which I think has lost some of its explanatory value with the relative decline of the US (only some, mind you, and the tables in Wade are worth a look);
Larvatus Prodeo 2008
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One advantage of a discussion in person is that if someone says, "Eurocentric," I can say, "What do you mean by that?"
Discarding the Post-Colonial Other: A Vindication of Plain Speaking Peter Rozovsky 2010
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I've had discussions with friends about art and conclude their views are "Eurocentric," after a lengthy discussion comparing art from different countries, periods and genres.
Discarding the Post-Colonial Other: A Vindication of Plain Speaking Peter Rozovsky 2010
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Dalrymple may yet use "Eurocentric," but I suspect he has too much respect for his work so sully discussion of it with abstractions like that.
Discarding the Post-Colonial Other: A Vindication of Plain Speaking Peter Rozovsky 2010
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The course will teach various cultural perspectives of marriage, such as Eurocentric and Asian views, Mott said.
Seton Hall Gay Marriage Class 'Troubles' Newark Archbishop 2010
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