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ethn

people, nation

Greek · ethnos (ἔθνος)

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Greek ethnos 'people, nation'. Ethn- words are about peoples and their cultures: ethnic describes a people's shared culture, ethnography describes peoples in writing, ethnology compares peoples.

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ETHNic = ETHNos, a people: ethn- words describe peoples and customs.

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