ethnogenesis

eth·no·gen·e·sis
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noun

The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.

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Meanings

nounethnogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural ethnogeneses)

plural ethnogeneses

  1. countableuncountableThe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.

Origin

From ethno- + -genesis. While attested incidentally before the twentieth century, it gained currency particularly in the postwar era as a scholarly concept.

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Translations

Catalan etnogènia, etnogènesi
  • etnogèniathe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
  • etnogènesithe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Danish etnogenese
  • etnogenesethe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
French ethnogenèse, ethnogénie
  • ethnogenèsethe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
  • ethnogéniethe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
German Ethnogenese
  • Ethnogenesethe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Greek εθνογένεση
  • εθνογένεση (ethnogénesi)the emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Italian etnogenesi
  • etnogenesithe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Japanese 民族起源論
  • 民族起源論the emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Norwegian Bokmål etnogenese
  • etnogenesethe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Polish etnogeneza
  • etnogenezathe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Portuguese etnogênese
  • etnogênesethe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Romanian etnogeneză
  • etnogenezăthe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Russian этногене́з
  • этногене́з (etnogenéz)the emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Spanish etnogenia
  • etnogeniathe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Turkish etnogenez
  • etnogenezthe emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
Ukrainian етногене́з
  • етногене́з (etnohenéz)the emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity
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APA

ethnogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnogenesis

MLA

“ethnogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnogenesis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnogenesis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnogenesis.

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