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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnicism

/ˈɛθnɪˌsɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eth-ni-cism
IPA
/ˈɛθnɪˌsɪzəm/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An emphasis upon ethnic identity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Prejudice based on ethnic origin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

heathenism; pagan superstition.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

heathenism; pagan superstition.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

heathenism; pagan superstition.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English ethnic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English ethnicism From ethnic + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ethnicisms (plural)

Synonyms

racism prejudice

Questions

How do you pronounce ethnicism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛθnɪˌsɪzəm/.
What does ethnicism mean?
An emphasis upon ethnic identity.
Where does ethnicism come from?
Etymology tree English ethnic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English ethnicism From ethnic + -ism.

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