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Definition of: ethnocentrism
(eth′nō·sen′triz·əm) noun Sociol.
The concept, formulated by W. G. Sumner, that the attitudes, beliefs, and customs of one's own group, nation, or people are of central importance and a basis for judging all other groups.
—eth′no·cen′tric adjective
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