WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ethno-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "race,'' "culture,'' "people,'' used in the formation of compound words:ethnography.
  • Greek, combining form of éthnos

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ethno-
  1. indicating race, people, or culture: ethnology
Etymology: via French from Greek ethnos race
'ethno-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ethnarch - ethnic - ethnoarchaeology - ethnobiology - ethnobotany - ethnocentrism - ethnography - ethnohistory - ethnolinguistics - ethnology - ethnomethodology - ethnomusicology - ethnopharmacology - ethnos - ethnoscience - ethnotherapy

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