Ethnic
Ethnic (ĕth'ĭk)
Ethnic (pronounced /ˈɛθnɪk/) is a term that refers to a group of people who share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage. The term is derived from the Greek word "ethnos" (ἔθνος), which means "nation" or "people".
Etymology
The term "ethnic" comes from the Greek word "ethnos" (ἔθνος), which originally referred to a multitude of people living together, a nation, a tribe, or a caste. It was first used in English in the mid-14th century to refer to pagan nations, and by the 19th century, it was used to refer to non-Jewish or non-Christian peoples.
Related Terms
- Ethnicity: This term refers to the fact of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
- Ethnic group: This is a category of people who identify with each other, usually on the basis of presumed similarities such as common language, ancestry, history, society, culture, or nation.
- Ethnocentrism: This is the act of judging another culture based on preconceptions that are found in the values and standards of one's own culture.
- Ethnography: This is the systematic study of people and cultures, designed to explore cultural phenomena where the researcher observes society from the point of view of the subject of the study.
- Ethnology: This is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Ethnic
- Wikipedia's article - Ethnic
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