ethnos

E1T1H4N1O1S1
/ˈɛθ.nɒs/

noun

An ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural tradition.

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ethnic group
OriginAncient Greek ἔθνος →
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Meanings

nounethnos (plural ethne or ethnoses)

plural ethne · plural ethnoses

  1. An ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural tradition.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpeople of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

Similar
ethnic group
Broader
groupgrouping
Also see
ethnic group

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔθνος
  2. Englishethnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos).

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Translations

Finnish etnos
  • etnosan ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural tradition
Polish etnos
  • etnosan ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural tradition
Russian этнос
  • этнос (etnos)an ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural tradition
Swedish etnicitet
  • etnicitetan ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural tradition

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

honestHestonSthenoEshton
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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