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ethnicon

noun
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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History and Etymology for ethnicon

Greek ethnikon, neuter of ethnikos national

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