"inhabited by or containing many races or nationalities," 1885, in reference to Austria-Hungary, from poly- "many" + ethnic (adj.).
polyclinic
polydactylism
polydipsia
Polydorus
polyester
polyethnic
polyethylene
polygamous
polygamy
polygenesis
polygenetic
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