Plural of ethnos; distinct groups of people sharing a common culture, language, or ancestry.
From Greek ethnos (nation, people) + plural suffix -es. The term evolved in anthropology to describe cultural and ethnic communities rather than just political states.
Anthropologists use 'ethnoses' to study how human groups form identity, and it's fascinating because it shows that 'ethnicity' isn't about biology—it's about shared stories, languages, and customs that groups create together.
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