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ethnocentrism

noun

  1. judging other cultures, practices, behaviors, beliefs, and people solely by the values, standards and frame of reference of one's own
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛθ.nəʊˈsɛn.tɹɪzm̩/

noun

Etymology: From ethno- + -centrism.

  1. The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.