Ethnicism

Pronunciation: /ˈɛθnɪkˈɪzəm/

Ethnicism (noun)

  1. The belief that one ethnic group is better or more important than others.

Examples

  • Many people reject ethnicism as a harmful ideology.
  • Ethnicism is the belief that one ethnicity is superior.

Common collocations: promote ethnicism, reject ethnicism, combat ethnicism

Synonyms of Ethnicism

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Ethnicism

  • Universalism promotes a global identity over ethnic distinctions.