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ethno-

American  
  1. a combining form meaning ”race,” “people,” or “culture,” used in the formation of compound words.

    ethnography;

    ethnogenic.


ethno- British  

combining form

  1. indicating race, people, or culture

    ethnology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ethno-

< Greek, combining form of éthnos

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Centrism-Euro-, ethno-, techno- or any other kind-as well as dualism- good and bad, right and wrong, just and unjust, beautiful and ugly-and hierarchy have exhausted their potential.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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