English Dictionary: 'ethnic' | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for 'ethnic' | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ethnic \Eth"nic\, Ethnical \Eth"nic*al\, a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] nation, [?] [?] the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F. ethnique.] 1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological. 2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to {Jewish} and {Christian}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ethnic \Eth"nic\n. A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.] No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs. --Milton. |