Added 9 October 2026
ethnic
/ˈɛθ.nɪk/ noun
Latin root: ethnicus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ethnic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
adjective
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Denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people.
influenced by ethnic and cultural ties
- Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam.
Origin
From Middle English ethnik, from Latin ethnicus ("pagan", "heathen"), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”). By surface analysis, ethno- + -ic.
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