ethnicism

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/ˈɛθnɪˌsɪzəm/

noun

An emphasis upon ethnic identity.

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racismprejudice
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Meanings

nounethnicism (countable and uncountable, plural ethnicisms)

plural ethnicisms

  1. countableuncountableAn emphasis upon ethnic identity.
  2. countableuncountablePrejudice based on ethnic origin.

    Synonyms: racism

  3. countableobsoleteuncountableheathenism; pagan superstition.
    1. broadlycountableobsoleterareuncountablereligions from Antiquity regarded collectively apart from Christianity and Judaism.
    2. broadlycountableobsoleterareuncountablethe characteristics of these religions.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPrejudice based on ethnic origin.

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racism
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prejudice

Origin

From ethnic + -ism.

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ethnicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnicism

MLA

“ethnicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnicism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnicism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnicism.

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