Meaning & use
Ethnogenesis
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The process by which a group of people comes to be identified as a distinct ethnic group.
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Scholars debated the role of language in the ethnogenesis of the region's indigenous peoples.
The book traces the ethnogenesis of a new cultural identity following centuries of migration and intermixing.
A note on using this word
A specialized academic term combining Greek 'ethnos' (nation, people) and 'genesis' (origin, formation), used mainly in anthropology and history.
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