ethnos

[ eth-nos ]

noun

1. an ethnic group.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnos¹

< Greek ethnós; ethno-

Example Sentences

Who knows, perhaps it is the Saga Norén in me, with a slight preference for the Swedish over the Danish, for demos over ethnos, and with no time for small talk.

From The Guardian

Putin deftly offers Western conservatives an alternative, an importable ideology of pride in the cohesive nation-state, their own ethnos as its core – something their homegrown politicians can’t seem to articulate with honor.

From Forbes

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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg