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ethnophile

ethnophile noun: a person who exhibits an unusual obsession with ethnicity or race.

Noun

ethnophile (plural ethnophiles)

  1. A person who exhibits an unusual obsession with ethnicity or race.
    • I would suggest that the narrative sets up an opposition between what is portrayed as a majority of racist Europeans uncritical of the flaws of their own civilization and the ethnophile Max who is highly aware of the shortcomings of Western societies.2005, Mita Banerjee, Race-ing the Century, page 183

Forms of ethnophile

pluralethnophiles

Origin of ethnophile

From ethno- + -phile.

Questions about ethnophile

What does ethnophile mean?
Ethnophile means a person who exhibits an unusual obsession with ethnicity or race.
What part of speech is ethnophile?
Ethnophile is a noun.
What is the plural of ethnophile?
The plural of ethnophile is ethnophiles.

Words near ethnophile in the dictionary

  1. ethnopharmacology
  2. ethnopharmacy
  3. ethnophaulic
  4. ethnophaulism
  5. ethnophaulisms
  6. ethnophile
  7. ethnophiles
  8. ethnophilia
  9. ethnophilic
  10. ethnophilosopher
  11. ethnophilosophers

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