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ethnostate

American  
[eth-noh-steyt] / ˈɛθ noʊˌsteɪt /
Or ethno-state

noun

  1. a country populated by, or dominated by the interests of, a single racial or ethnic group.

    Some white nationalist movements envision an ethnostate as the ideal.


Etymology

Origin of ethnostate

First recorded in 1990–95; ethno- ( def. ) + state ( def. )

Example Sentences

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White nationalism is the political goal of white supremacy, which calls for the establishment of a white ethnostate.

From Salon

For areas of the world where there is a similar belief in the inherent right for the white race to establish a white ethnostate, like in parts of Europe and Australasia, there is a similar looking back to the past.

From Salon

To draw direct parallels between white nationalists and militant Islamists, the white nationalists draw on that imagined past as inspiration for a white ethnostate.

From Salon

Certainly, Jan. 6 was a battle in the war to establish a white ethnostate in America.

From Salon

Cassie Miller, a senior research analyst for the Southern Poverty Law Center, said in an email Saturday that Mr. Regnery’s material contributions helped to build networks of racist activists and a large body of pseudoscientific literature that Mr. Regnery hoped would legitimize his calls to build a White ethnostate.

From Washington Post