ethnosocial en · ADJ
Etymology
From ethno- + social.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Both ethnic and social.
“Tutsi” and “Hutu” are contested categories that scholars now tend to describe as “ethnosocial.” Most agree that the two groups—who coexist in Rwanda, Burundi, and Eastern Congo—were not simply invented by 19th and 20th-century European scholars, although colonial writers certainly exaggerated their differences.
2026 April 13, Massimo Introvigne, “Catholic Bishops Denounce Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo: What Exactly Is Happening and Why?”, in Bitter Winter:
Translations (5)
pt etnossociais (Both ethnic and social) · fi etnososiaalinen (Both ethnic and social) · el εθνοκοινωνικός (Both ethnic and social) · pt etnossocial (Both ethnic and social) · pl etnospołeczny (Both ethnic and social)