eth·ni·con noun alsoeth·ni·kon\ˈethnə̇ˌkän\ (pluralethni·caalsoethni·ka \-_kə\) Etymology: Greek ethnikon, neuter of ethnikos national — more at ethnic : the name of a tribe, ethnic group, race, or people (as Hopi, Ethiopian, Phoenician) < the ethniconVeneti is not limited to Italy — Joshua Whatmough >