eth·ni·con
variants:
or less commonly ethnikon \
ˈethnə̇ˌkän
\
plural ethnica also ethnika\
-kə
\
Definition of ethnicon
: the name of a tribe, ethnic group, race, or people (such as Hopi, Ethiopian, or Phoenician)
the ethnicon Veneti is not limited to Italy— Joshua Whatmough
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