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etnis.

ethnic

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈɛt̚nɪs]
  1. ethnic

Where this word comes from

From Dutch etnisch (“ethnic”), from French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus (“pagan, heathen”), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”). Doublet of etnik.

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