Meanings
adjectiveethnocultural (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the culture of an ethnic group.
The idea of loyalty to a single country and culture, particularly in East Asia, may also “imply the desire to maintain a cohesive ethnocultural identity,” said Dzankic, of GLOBALCIT.
2021 March 15, Jessie Yeung, “These Asian countries are giving dual citizens an ultimatum on nationality – and loyalty”, in CNN - not comparableDescribing an ethnic group that has a distinct culture.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
- Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
- Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
- Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
- Englishethno-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcultural
- Englishethnocultural
Translations
French ethnoculturel
- ethnoculturelall senses
Greek εθνοπολιτισμικός
- εθνοπολιτισμικός (ethnopolitismikós)all senses
Hungarian etnokulturális
- etnokulturálisall senses
Italian etnoculturale
- etnoculturaleall senses
Portuguese etnocultural
- etnoculturalall senses
Romanian etnocultural
- etnoculturalall senses
Spanish etnocultural
- etnoculturalall senses
Turkish etnokültürel
- etnokültürelall senses
Cite this entry
APA
ethnocultural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnocultural
MLA
“ethnocultural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnocultural. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnocultural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnocultural.
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