ethno
Race combining form
Ethno is a combining form meaning race, people, or culture, appearing in words like ethnography, ethnicity, and ethnocentric.
As a standalone noun, it refers to a genre of world music incorporating traditional sounds from various cultures: The record store had a whole section devoted to ethno.
Competition of speed
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
- diversityState of varied elements
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- minoritySmaller part of whole
majority · multiculturalism · assimilation · integration · diaspora · pluralism · belonging · roots
Related group sharing ancestry
- kinshipState of being related
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- aboriginalIndigenous to a place
native · lineage · ancestry · nomadic · hunter-gatherer · chieftain · shaman · elders
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
cuisine · language · religion · artifacts · clothing · music · dance · mythology
State of being related
- social structurePatterned relationships in society
- cultural evolutionNongenetic inheritance of practices
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- totemismBelief linking clans to symbols
shamanism · fieldwork · cultural relativism · informant · lifeways · acculturation · enculturation · cross-cultural
Traditional community music
- balladNarrative poem or song
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
bluegrass · sea shanty · world music · traditional music · roots music · gamelan · sitar · djembe
race
Competition of speed
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
- diversityState of varied elements
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
minority · majority · multiculturalism · assimilation · integration · diaspora · pluralism · belonging · roots · homeland
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
- kinshipState of being related
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- indigenousOriginating in a region
aboriginal · native · lineage · ancestry · nomadic · hunter-gatherer · chieftain · shaman · elders · customary
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
festivals · cuisine · language · religion · artifacts · clothing · music · dance · mythology · beliefs
kinship
State of being related
- social structurePatterned relationships in society
- cultural evolutionNongenetic inheritance of practices
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
totemism · shamanism · fieldwork · cultural relativism · informant · lifeways · acculturation · enculturation · cross-cultural · ethnographic
folk song
Traditional community music
- balladNarrative poem or song
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
banjo · bluegrass · sea shanty · world music · traditional music · roots music · gamelan · sitar · djembe · kora
ethnomainstream
Dominant cultural current
Western · pop · universal · generic · homogeneous
- ethnic rootsOne's cultural heritage background
- ethnic originsAncestral cultural background
- ethnic groupsPopulations sharing cultural ancestry
- ethnic integrationCombining distinct cultural groups
- ethnic foodCuisine from particular cultures
- ethnic minorityNon-majority cultural group
ethnic, ethnicity, ethnography, ethnology, ethnocentric, ethnicities, ethnocentrism, ethnological, ethnologist