Austrocentric
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Austrocentric is an adjective meaning Focused on Australia or the people and culture of Australia.
Meaning
Focused on Australia or the people and culture of Australia.
More Meanings
- Focused on Austria or the people and culture of Austria
- Focused on the South of England or the people and culture of Southern England
Example Sentences
Expressions such as “North of Watford Gap” testify to the perceptions of southerners in this “austrocentric” nation (Wales 2002: 46).
All of them have extended "our knowledge of the development of English beyond Southern England" (Rissanen 2000: 11), thereby favouring a non-austrocentric perspective.
In his extensive scholarly work, including his four-volume Deutsche Einheir, Srhik tried to merge and transcend Prussocentric and Austrocentric approaches to German history.
Although the author claims not to plead for or against the Austrian policy, his study implies on the one hand a criticism of the somewhat biased, austrocentric policy of the government.
Related Words
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