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ethnostate

or eth·no-state

[ eth-noh-steyt ]

noun

  1. a country populated by, or dominated by the interests of, a single racial or ethnic group:

    Some white nationalist movements envision an ethnostate as the ideal.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnostate1

First recorded in 1990–95; ethno- ( def ) + state ( def )
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Example Sentences

When tensions arise between democratic laws and preserving a white ethnostate, he unmistakably believes democracy must give way.

From Salon

The majority of voters back the view that America is a multiracial democracy, not a white ethnostate.

From Salon

Humber and Allison allegedly promoted “white supremacist accelerationism,” an ideology that prosecutors said is “centered on the belief that the white race is superior; that society is irreparably corrupt and cannot be saved by political action; and that violence and terrorism are necessary to ignite a race war and accelerate the collapse of the government and the rise of a white ethnostate.”

According to the indictment, the group promoted "white supremacist accelerationism", an ideology "centered on the belief that the white race is superior", and that violence is necessary to bring about a "white ethnostate".

From BBC

The website also claims that "Zionism is a racist settler-colonial ideology that advocates for a Jewish ethnostate built on Palestinian land".

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