ethnoculture

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noun

The culture of an ethnic group

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounethnoculture (plural ethnocultures)

plural ethnocultures

  1. The culture of an ethnic group

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
  5. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  6. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  7. Englishethno-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  10. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  11. Latincolō
  12. Latincultūra
  13. Middle Frenchculture
  14. Englishculture
  15. Englishethnoculture

From ethno- + culture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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