n.
Pronunciation: chet- ' n ē k, ' chet-nik
Function: noun
Etymology: Serbian č etnik, from č eta band, troop
Date: 1909
1 : an irregular Slav soldier in the Balkans especially : a member of various irregular Serbian military forces that in periods of disorder (as during World War II and following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991) pursued ultranationalist aims
2 : an ultranationalist Serb