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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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