Ethnic
Ethnic adjective - Of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture.
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Primitive and ethnic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Primitive" instead an adjective "Ethnic".
Primitive
Primitive adjective - Belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development.
Ethnic and primitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ethnic" instead an adjective "Primitive".
Nearby Word: primitively
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When you finally get to the little town you were aiming for, the vaguely ethnic and primitive locals are huddling fearfully in the tavern, refusing to talk to you except to give vaguely-worded and heavily-accented warnings.
Source: Überwald - A subtrope of Fantastic Slur—although even among Real Life humans, primate-related insults are unfortunately used as racial slurs to imply that an ethnic group is primitive and subhuman.
Source: Son of an Ape - Lithos is based on old Greek lettering and gives a primitive-ethnic feel.
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