Westcentrism

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounWestcentrism (uncountable)

alternative West-centrism

  1. uncountableThe practice of viewing the world from a Western perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Western culture.

Origin

From West + -centrism.

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Translations

Arabic مَرْكَزِيَّة غَرْبِيَّة
  • مَرْكَزِيَّة غَرْبِيَّة (markaziyya ḡarbiyya)practice
Chinese Mandarin 西方中心主義 /西方中心主义
  • 西方中心主義 /西方中心主义 (xīfāngzhōngxīnzhǔyì)practice
Finnish länsikeskeisyys
  • länsikeskeisyyspractice
French occidentalocentrisme
  • occidentalocentrismepractice
German Westzentrismus
  • Westzentrismuspractice
Italian occidentalocentrismo
  • occidentalocentrismopractice
Polish zachodniocentryzm
  • zachodniocentryzmpractice
Russian западноцентри́зм
  • западноцентри́зм (zapadnocentrízm)practice
Spanish occidentalocentrismo
  • occidentalocentrismopractice
Turkish Batımerkezcilik
  • Batımerkezcilikpractice
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APA

Westcentrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westcentrism

MLA

“Westcentrism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westcentrism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Westcentrism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westcentrism.

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