"ethnicism" meaning in English

See ethnicism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ethnicisms [plural]
Etymology: From ethnic + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ethnic|ism}} ethnic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ethnicism (countable and uncountable, plural ethnicisms)
  1. An emphasis upon ethnic identity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ethnicism-en-noun-b~t4zFd0
  2. Prejudice based on ethnic origin. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Racism Synonyms (prejudice): racism
    Sense id: en-ethnicism-en-noun-ZHsYL8E3 Disambiguation of Racism: 2 94 4 Disambiguation of 'prejudice': 0 100 0
  3. (obsolete) heathenism; pagan superstition. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ethnicism-en-noun-mm4IWuRT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 24 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 4 34 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 19 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 13 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prejudice

Inflected forms

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