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ethnostate

or eth·no-state

[ eth-noh-steyt ]

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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnostate1

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

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