Meanings
adjectiveethnosocial (not comparable)
- not comparableBoth ethnic and social.
1 more example
“Tutsi” and “Hutu” are contested categories that scholars now tend to describe as “ethnosocial.” Most agree that the two groups—who coexist in Rwanda, Burundi, and Eastern Congo—were not simply invented by 19th and 20th-century European scholars, although colonial writers certainly exaggerated their differences.
2026 April 13, Massimo Introvigne, “Catholic Bishops Denounce Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo: What Exactly Is Happening and Why?”, in Bitter Winter
Origin
Translations
Finnish etnososiaalinen
- etnososiaalinenBoth ethnic and social
Greek εθνοκοινωνικός
- εθνοκοινωνικός (ethnokoinonikós)Both ethnic and social
Polish etnospołeczny
- etnospołecznyBoth ethnic and social
Portuguese etnossocial, etnossociais
- etnossocialBoth ethnic and social
- etnossociaisBoth ethnic and social
Cite this entry
APA
ethnosocial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnosocial
MLA
“ethnosocial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnosocial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnosocial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnosocial.
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