ethnos
People sharing heritage
Ethnos is a people or nation united by common culture, language, or ancestry.
The term appears in academic discussions of ethnicity and nationalism, distinguishing cultural groupings from political states: The ethnos predates the modern nation-state.
Plural: ethne or ethnoi.
State of being related
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- moietiesTwo equal portions
totemism · social structure · caste · stratification · taboos · mores · endogamy · exogamy
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
language · rituals · ceremonies · mythology · beliefs · festivals · costumes · music
Legal belonging to country
- identityWho someone is
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- majorityOver half of total
assimilation · integration · belonging · self-identification · collective identity · in-group · out-group · roots
All inhabitants combined
- communityCollective of connected people
- groupAssembled collection of things
- folkRegular common people
- populaceInhabitants of a place
natives · indigenous peoples · subgroup · enclave · settlement · migration
Sovereign political entity
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- segregationForced separation by group
nativism · xenophobia · self-determination · tribalism · separatism · minority rights · indigenous rights
kinship
State of being related
moieties · totemism · social structure · caste · stratification · taboos · mores · endogamy · exogamy · patrilineage
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
cuisine · language · rituals · ceremonies · mythology · beliefs · festivals · costumes · music · dance
nationality
Legal belonging to country
majority · assimilation · integration · belonging · self-identification · collective identity · in-group · out-group · roots
population
All inhabitants combined
populace · natives · indigenous peoples · subgroup · enclave · settlement · migration
nation
Sovereign political entity
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
segregation · nativism · xenophobia · self-determination · tribalism · separatism · minority rights · indigenous rights
- 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
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