Home › Words › E › ethniconethnicon/ˈɛθnɪkɒn/ethnicon means the name of a tribe; ethnonym.ethnicon is pronounced /ˈɛθnɪkɒn/.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek ἐθνικόν (ethnikón), neuter gender of ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “national”).nounThe name of a tribe; ethnonym.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ethnonym 85% match — The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community. vs ethnicon →ethnonymic 81% match — Of or pertaining to an ethnonym (or ethnonyms). vs ethnicon →endoethnonym 77% match — An ethnonym used by those who belong to the ethnic group it describes. vs ethnicon →ethnotoponym 76% match — A toponym (place name) named after a tribe, ethnic group, or people. vs ethnicon →autoethnonym 74% match — An ethnonym used by those who belong to the ethnic group it describes. vs ethnicon →ethnonymy 71% match — the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms vs ethnicon →exoethnonym 69% match — An ethnonym used by those who do not belong to the ethnic group it describes. vs ethnicon →ethnogenetic 65% match — Of or relating to ethnogenesis. vs ethnicon →