"ethnolysis" meaning in All languages combined

See ethnolysis on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From ethno- + -lysis. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ethno-|-lysis}} ethno- + -lysis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ethnolysis (uncountable)
  1. (sociology, anthropology) The dissolution or loss of certain characteristics of an ethnic group. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Anthropology, Sociology

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