{ 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.
Eth"nic (?) n.A heathen; a
pagan. [Obs.]
No better reported than impure ethnic and lay
dogs.