etnis
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch etnisch (“ethnic”), from French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus (“pagan, heathen”), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”). Doublet of etnik.
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Adjective
etnis
- ethnic
- Synonyms: suku, suku bangsa
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Further reading
- “etnis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.