Eurocentrism

Meanings

1. The practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture.
2. European ethnocentrism.

1. Alternative letter-case form of Eurocentrism.

Etymology

Coined during the period of decolonization in the later 20th century, as a back-formation from Eurocentric. Superficially Euro- + -centrism