ethnostate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ethnostate
First recorded in 1990–95; ethno- ( def. ) + state ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In March, the far-right activist was also revealed to have supported the idea of a "white ethnostate" during a 2017 podcast appearance.
From Salon
Fuentes, who first gained prominence as a leading figure at the notorious 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, leads an "army" of college-aged young men who believe America should become an all-white or white-dominated "ethnostate."
From Salon
“People like Hasson, who are amassing an arsenal of weapons to create a white ethnostate, would be able to be charged with a crime of terrorism,” said McCord, who is executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at the Georgetown University Law Center.
From Washington Post
The film’s real villain, though, isn’t the patriarchal society that keeps Mulan from living out her true identity and full potential — but rather the ethnic “others,” unsubtly shrouded in black, who seek to undermine the Han Chinese ethnostate.
From Washington Post
Similarly, the hate group Patriot Front advocates for the formation of a white ethnostate.
From Washington Times
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