Contemporary Examples. 1  In Scandinavian countries this discrimination has been dramatically reduced. 2  But most of this gap, say the researchers who carried out the study, is due to discrimination. 3  After the Iranian Revolution, discrimination took on a sectarian flavor.
Definition of Etruscan. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Etruria, the Etruscans, or the Etruscan language.
The Romans (technically themselves barbaroi) took up the word and applied it to tribes or nations which had no Greek or Roman accomplishments. The noun is from late 14c., person speaking a language different from one's own, also (c. 1400) native of the Barbary coast; meaning rude, wild person is from 1610s.he Romans (technically themselves barbaroi) took up the word and applied it to tribes or nations which had no Greek or Roman accomplishments. The noun is from late 14c., person speaking a language different from one's own, also (c. 1400) native of the Barbary coast; meaning rude, wild person is from 1610s.