Westcentrism

English

Alternative forms

• West-centrism

Etymology

West +‎ -centrism

Noun

Westcentrism (uncountable)

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

Meronyms

• Eurocentrism

Related terms

• Westcentric

Translations

practice

• Arabic: مَرْكَزِيَّة غَرْبِيَّة f (markaziyya ḡarbiyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西方中心主義／西方中心主义 (xīfāngzhōngxīnzhǔyì)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: länsikeskeisyys
• French: occidentalocentrisme (fr) m
• German: Westzentrismus m
• Italian: occidentalocentrismo m
• Russian: западноцентри́зм m (zapadnocentrízm)
• Spanish: occidentalocentrismo m
• Turkish: Batımerkezcilik