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I'm looking for something that is the equivalent of "fellow countryman", but for ethnicity. Using this as a starting point, I've been thinking it might be along the lines of "congeneous", though really "homogenous" seems to be more fitting, but too general. Any ideas?

Yousef Amar
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  • This is quite difficult. The problem is that ethnic (and ethnicity) has really only been used in its modern sense since about 1900. Its ancient meaning was similar to pagan, meaning -"neither Christian nor Jewish". I don't think you will do any better than - of common ethnicity, or common acculturation. – WS2 Feb 20 '20 at 09:00
  • "fellow X" for example "fellow Arab" – MWB Feb 20 '20 at 10:49
  • I'm staking a claim for "ethnicompatriot" :) – Laconic Droid Oct 17 '20 at 15:44

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I think an appropriate word could be co-ethnics.

Jake
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    To be a good answer, you should include a supporting reference/link for your chosen word. – KillingTime Jan 21 '20 at 06:47
  • You could show a Google 1-gram; there is evidence that the term was introduced in the 1940s, and that it is being used more and more. Almost certainly 'in the lexis' now. – Edwin Ashworth Jun 19 '20 at 13:59