noun
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
• Syn: ↑ethnic group
• Hyponyms:
↑ethnic minority, ↑Azeri, ↑Bengali, ↑Flemish, ↑Hebrews, ↑Israelites, ↑Mbundu, ↑Ovimbundu, ↑Tajik, ↑Tadzhik, ↑Walloons, ↑Aborigine, ↑Abo, ↑Aboriginal, ↑native Australian, ↑Australian Aborigine, ↑Kurd, ↑Igbo, ↑Nubian
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\\ˈethˌnäs\ noun (-es)Etymology: Greek, nation, people, caste, tribe; probably akin to Greek ēthos custom — more at ethical
: an ethnic group — compare demos
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/eth"nos/, n.
an ethnic group.
[ < Gk ethnós; cf. ETHNO-]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.