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Definition of "ethnos" [ethnos]

  • The tribe or nation, in an anthropologic aspect. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "ethnos" in a sentence
  • "Rabanus: Ethnici, that is, the Gentiles, for the Greek word ethnos is translated ` gens 'in Latin; those, that is, who abide such as they were born, to wit, under sin."
  • "Jesus commanded his Jewish followers to go to all people groups (all ethnos, the Greek word for “nations”)."
  • "- L'viv, 2001), 654 pp. [16] Explaining that he was combining "the ancient Greek word" genos "(race, tribe) and the Latin" cide "(killing)," he added in a footnote, "Another term could be used for the same idea, namely," ethnocide, "consisting of the Greek word 'ethnos'-nation-and the Latin word"