ethnocentrism
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Definition of ethnocentrism
: the attitude that one's own group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others Yet Brumidi was ignored, the victim of ethnocentrism and snobbery. Though he became a citizen in 1857 … American-born artists cast him as a foreigner and resented his painting Capitol murals. —Sheryl Gay Stolberg When it comes to programs targeted at the poor, ethnocentrism correlates with stinginess … —Matthew Yglesias
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