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Meaning of ethnostate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group.

Equivalents

Deutsch Ethnostaat
Español etnostato
Suomi etnovaltio
Français ethno-état
日本語 民族国家
Português etnoestado

Examples

“Richard Spencer and others fantasize about a white ethno-state — this is the Northwest Territorial Imperative, or Northwest Imperative, that would stretch from Montana to Oregon and Washington State.”
“In an email to CNN, Gariépy denied a CBC news article’s characterization of him as supporting “ideas of white superiority and white ‘ethnostates,’” saying, “no proper context was provided by the journalist to understand the circumstances in which I discussed these subjects in the past.””
““Typically, the ultimate goal of groups like ‘Hate Club’ is to turn America into a white ethnostate where white men are in power,” Segal told CNN via email “They consider themselves as both the last remaining bulwark against enemies of the white race and the only path to a white ethnostate.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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