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ethnic

[ eth-nik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group eth顎僴ic group顎 sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.
  2. referring to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups.
  3. being a member of an ethnic group, especially of a group that is a minority within a larger society:

    ethnic Chinese in San Francisco.

  4. of, relating to, or characteristic of members of such a group.
  5. belonging to or deriving from the cultural, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country:

    ethnic dances.

    Synonyms: , ,

  6. (of a human being) displaying characteristics, as in physical appearance, language, or accent, that can cause one to be identified by others as a member of a minority ethnic group:

    Her new boyfriend looks ethnic to me.

  7. Obsolete. pagan; heathen.


noun

  1. a member of an ethnic group.

ethnic

/ 藞蓻胃n瑟k; 蓻胃藞n瑟s瑟t瑟 /

adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of a human group having racial, religious, linguistic, and certain other traits in common
  2. relating to the classification of mankind into groups, esp on the basis of racial characteristics
  3. denoting or deriving from the cultural traditions of a group of people

    the ethnic dances of Slovakia

  4. characteristic of another culture

    the ethnic look

    ethnic food

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a member of an ethnic group, esp a minority group
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Referring to a person as an ethnic is broadly acceptable in the US, Australia and Canada, but could well cause offence in the UK and elsewhere
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Derived Forms

  • 藞别迟丑苍颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
  • ethnicity, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别迟丑顎僴颈路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 颈苍顎卼别谤路别迟丑顎僴颈肠 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ethnic1

First recorded in 1325鈥75; Middle English ethnik 鈥渉eathen,鈥 from Late Latin ethnicus, from Greek 别迟丑苍颈办贸蝉; ethno-, -ic
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ethnic1

C14 (in the senses: heathen, Gentile): from Late Latin ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos, from ethnos race
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Example Sentences

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After decades of military rule and brutal repression, ethnic groups, along with a new army of young insurgents, brought the dictatorship to crisis point.

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Among other factors, the report states that ASD diagnoses among Black, Hispanic and other ethnic groups have increased because those 鈥減reviously underserved groups鈥 have received 鈥渋ncreased access to ... identification services鈥 in recent years.

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Romany Gypsies are one of the three ethnic groups within the GRT community.

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We can choose to look the other way as political activists are targeted, detained, repressed and deported for their ethnic backgrounds and political views.

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Since 2021, Myanmar has been plagued by civil war between the junta, which seized power in a military coup, and ethnic militias and resistance forces across the country.

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