ethnization means the act or process of making a group into, or of becoming as a group, an ethnicity or distinct people. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From ethno- + -ization.
noun
- The act or process of making a group into, or of becoming as a group, an ethnicity or distinct people.“This ethnization observed by Bukow and Llaryora in the conceptualization of newly immigrated minorities can also be observed with regard to "resident" minorities like the Sorbs.”