ethnical
/ˈeθnɪkəl/ETH-nih-kuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈɛθnɪkəl/ETH-nih-kuhl
Meaningrelating to a nation
Common meaning: ethnic
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- ethna nation; a body of peopleLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 226 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekἔθνος‘a nation’
- Latineth
- Englishethnic‘to do with a people sharing culture or descent’
- Englishformed in English from ethnicethnical‘ethnic’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from ethnic + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ETHNIC, p.196 · scan
Roots
- ἔθνος Greek “a nation; a body of people”
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