{ 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.