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ethnogenesis  

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  • The term ethnogenesis is derived from the Greekethnos, signifying a people sharing a same language and culture. The term ethnos is synonymous with the Latin gens (gentes in the plural) and the less common natio. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Ethnogenesis]

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