Eth"nic (?), Eth"nic*al (?), a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. , fr. nation, the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F. ethnique.] 1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological.
2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to Jewish and Christian.
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Eth"nic (?) n. A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.]
No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs.
Milton.
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