ethnos

American  

[eth-nos] / ˈɛθ nɒs /

noun

1. an ethnic group.

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Etymology

Origin of ethnos

< Greek ethnós; ethno-

Example Sentences

In every nation or ethnos there is a prevailing opinion as to what the highest typical human being should be.

From An Ethnologist's View of History An Address Before the Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Historical Society, at Trenton, New Jersey, January 28, 1896 by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

The ethnologist, however, has not completed his task when he has defined an ethnos, and explained its traits by following them to their sources.

From An Ethnologist's View of History An Address Before the Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Historical Society, at Trenton, New Jersey, January 28, 1896 by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

The Greek word so rendered is ethnos, which means a multitude or nation. 

From The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 by Wild, Joseph

At the request of the Papa I said at the end: 'Zeto ton Ellenikon ethnos.'

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe