ethnocentric

Day 31Level 3

eth-noh-SEN-trik

pertaining to superiority

based on the beliefs of superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

bellicism, jingoism

Antonyms:

unbias

Example Sentence:

The ethnocentric president was criticized by the members of other countries for his chauvinistic remarks.

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