Word: ethnocentrisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: eth
no
cen
tri
sms
Definition: Plural of ethnocentrism; belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
Morphemes:
Affix: ethno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: race; ethnicity (in the sense of classification of human beings).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔθνος
Language: grc
Decoded: ethnos
Meaning: a company, later a people, nation
Affix: -centrism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A focus on, or belief in the superiority of, one culture, people, place, or other thing.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.