ethnocentric fallacy

proper noun

The belief that one's own ethnic group is innately superior to others and that all other groups should therefore be judged by one's own local standards.

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Meanings

proper nounthe ethnocentric fallacy
  1. The belief that one's own ethnic group is innately superior to others and that all other groups should therefore be judged by one's own local standards.
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