mono-ethnicadj.n.
/ˌmɒnəʊˈɛθnɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɑnoʊˈɛθnɪk/ A. adj.
Consisting of, belonging to, or relating to, a single ethnic group.
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heathenic1554
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heathnical1583
ethnical1818
ethnic1841
multi-ethnic1941
mono-ethnic1968
1968 Pacific Affairs 41 374 When education first became a genuinely national issue (not simply a colonial administrative issue or a mono-ethnic issue), the principal concern was to insure Malayan internal security.
1985 Current Anthropol. 26 261/2 It is possible..in a mono-ethnic state for localized dissent to lead to a potential threat to the macro-structure.
1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 Aug. 24/4 That is to say, countries that are basically monoethnic with small minority groups, rather than multiethnic ones.
B. n.
A person belonging to a single ethnic group.
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1977 Psychol. Abstr. 57 370/1 Due to interethnic marriages among younger Latvians, a 3rd generation of Latvian mono-ethnics in Hobart is unlikely.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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