ethnicon
noun
eth·ni·con
\ˈethnə̇ˌkän\
variants: less commonly
ethnikon
\ˈethnə̇ˌkän\Definition of ethnicon
ethnica
alsoethnika
\-kə\: 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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Origin and Etymology of ethnicon
Greek ethnikon, neuter of ethnikos national — more at ethnic
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