Patriocentricy Edit Meaning

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adv. The unhealthy infatuationwith ones country and nationality causing the individual to become ignorantof other countries and cultures.

The exchange student became extremely patriocentric, causing him to become ostracized by his fellow international students.

The individuals patriocentricity escalated to an extreme level when they started to be critical of inmigrants and foreigners.

One must be cautious not to come over as patriocentric when visiting other countries because it will be extremely offensive to their culture.

Note: Patriocentricy will cause one to lose any international friends and possibly friends of the same nationality from coming over as obnoxious.

See ignorant, selfish