ethnos
[ eth-nos ]
/ ˈɛθ nɒs /
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noun
an ethnic group.
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Origin of ethnos
<Greek ethnós;cf. ethno-
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Example sentences from the Web for ethnos
In every nation or ethnos there is a prevailing opinion as to what the highest typical human being should be.
An Ethnologist's View of History|Daniel G. BrintonThe Greek word so rendered is ethnos, which means a multitude or nation.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882|Joseph Wild