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ethno-

US/ɛθnoʊ/

ethno- prefix: race; ethnicity (in the sense of classification of human beings).

Prefix

ethno-

  1. race; ethnicity (in the sense of classification of human beings).

Origin of ethno-

From Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company, later a people, nation”).

Questions about ethno-

What does ethno- mean?
Ethno- means race; ethnicity (in the sense of classification of human beings).
What part of speech is ethno-?
Ethno- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce ethno-?
Ethno- is pronounced /ɛθnoʊ/ (US).

Words near ethno- in the dictionary

  1. ethnization
  2. ethnize
  3. ethnized
  4. ethnizes
  5. ethnizing
  6. ethno-
  7. ethno-neutral
  8. ethno-organology
  9. ethno-state
  10. ethno-states
  11. ethnoaesthetic

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