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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who specializes in the study of ethnicities and their characteristics.
2. 2
   A person who believes in or supports ethnicism; a person who believes that a particular ethnicity is superior to others, or who discriminates against other ethnicities.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, relating to, or advocating ethnicism.

Etymology

From ethnic + -ist.

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