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Definition: Ethnocentrism |
EthnocentrismNoun1. Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Diversity | A practice of unconsciously or consciously privileging a certain ethnic group over others. (references) |
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| "Ethnocentrism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ethnocentrism" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 26 | 68,323 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ethnocentrism | 96 |
ethnocentrism example | 6 |
definition ethnocentrism | 4 |
cultural ethnocentrism relativism | 3 |
danger ethnocentrism | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "ethnocentrism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | etnocentrizëm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عرقية (racialism, racism), الوثنية (heathenism, idolatress, idolatry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | etnocentrismus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | etnocentrisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ethnocentrisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Ethnozentrismus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εθνοκεντρισμόσ, εθνοκεντρισμός. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | 'זע ות (racialism, racism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | faji felsõbbrendûség. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | etnocentrismo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ethnocentrismay etnocentrismo. (various references) расизм (racialism, racism). (various references) etnocentrizam. (various references) etnocentrismo. (various references) etnocentrism. (various references) yabancı düşmanlığı (xenophobia), ırkçılık (apartheid, race discrimination, racial discrimination, racialism, racism, segregation). (various references) thuyết cho dân tộc mình l hơn cả, chủ nghĩa vị chủng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "ethnocentrism": ethnocentrisms. (additional references) | |
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"Ethnocentrism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enthnocentrism, enthocentrism, ethnocentris, ethnocentrisn, ethocentrism, ethonocentrism, etnocentrism. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ethnocentrism" (pronounced e'thnōse"ntri'zum) |
| 5 | -r i' z u m | aneurism, tourism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, alcoholism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, astigmatism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, barbarism, bilingualism, bolshevism, boosterism, botulism, cannibalism, capitalism, catechism, centralism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, colonialism, commercialism, communism, conservatism, consumerism, corporatism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, deism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dualism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, embolism, emotionalism, empiricism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, euphemism, evangelism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, factionalism, fanaticism, fascism, fatalism, favoritism, federalism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, gradualism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, idealism, illusionism, imperialism, impressionism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, journalism, leftism, legalism, lesbianism, liberalism, lyricism, magnetism, mannerism, masochism, materialism, mechanism, mercantilism, mesmerism, metabolism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, minimalism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, mysticism, narcissism, nationalism, nativism, naturalism, negativism, nepotism, neutralism, nihilism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parallelism, parkinsonism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, plagiarism, pluralism, polymorphism, polytheism, populism, positivism, pragmatism, professionalism, protectionism, provincialism, puritanism, racialism, racism, radicalism, realism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, sensationalism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, socialism, statism, stoicism, supernaturalism, surrealism, symbolism, synergism, territorialism, terrorism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, truism, unionism, vandalism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, voluntarism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-h-i-m-n-n-o-r-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: theocentrism. | |
-2 letters: enrichments. | |
-3 letters: contemners, ectotherms, enrichment, incoherent, increments, interments, intrenches, mentioners, minestrone, nethermost, retentions, rhinestone, stenotherm, threonines. | |
-4 letters: centesimo, chertiest, chromites, coinheres, comethers, consenter, contemner, contester, cornetist, cretonnes, ectotherm, encrimson, enthrones, erections, hermetist, heterotic, horsemint, incenters, increment, innermost, intercoms, interment, intermesh, intermont, intersect, inthrones, mentioner, moistener, monteiths, neoterics, noncrimes, nonmetric, nontheist, ointments, recension. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-h-i-m-n-n-o-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: ethnocentrisms. | |
+4 letters: thermoluminescent. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 74 68 6E 6F 63 65 6E 74 72 69 73 6D |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110100 01101000 01101110 01101111 01100011 01100101 01101110 01110100 01110010 01101001 01110011 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E t h n o c e n t r i s m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0074 0068 006E 006F 0063 0065 006E 0074 0072 0069 0073 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39867480816971808684758579 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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