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单词 asiacentrism
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Asiacentrismn.

Brit. /ˌeɪʒəˈsɛntrɪz(ə)m/, /ˌeɪʃəˈsɛntrɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌeɪʒəˈsɛnˌtrɪzəm/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Asia , -centrism comb. form.
Etymology: < the name of Asia (see Asian n.) + -centrism comb. form, after Asiacentric adj. Compare Asiacentrist adj., Asiacentrist n.
Asiacentric ideas, attitudes, or emphasis; a focus on Asia, or on cultures of Asian origin.
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1961 Jrnl. Southeast Asian Stud. 2 82 Any demand for a shift in angle of vision (e.g. to Asia-centrism) involves a higher assessment of the relative importance of whatever is at the subject end of the point of view (the Asian element should be more important).
1997 Australian (Nexis) 3 Oct. 11 What is needed is a dialogue among cultures and religions in which none imposes its own concept of the world as absolute truth... Instead we have..new strong statements of Eurocentrism, Americentrism and Asiacentrism taking shape.
2011 Social Sci. Japan Jrnl. 14 266 This book is perfectly free from both Euro-centrism and Asia-centrism (which is now prevalent among economic historians).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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