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ethnicity

[ eth-nis-i-tee ]

noun

plural ethnicities.
  1. an ethnic group; a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like:

    Representatives of several ethnicities were present.

  2. ethnic traits, background, allegiance, or association:

    The graph shows class enrollment by gender and ethnicity.



ethnicity

  1. Identity with or membership in a particular racial, national, or cultural group and observance of that group's customs, beliefs, and language.
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Notes

Many minority groups in the United States maintain strong ethnic identity; especially in cities, immigrants are often attracted to ethnic communities established by people from their own country, communities in which many traditional cultural features are maintained. ( See melting pot .)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ethnicity1

First recorded in 1765鈥75, for earlier sense; ethnic + -ity
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He also filed a lawsuit against the Westminster Police Department on behalf of three Latino cops who said they had been treated unfairly on the basis of their ethnicity.

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"People in the Roman Empire didn't deal with race, they dealt with ethnicity."

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Any other policy that unfairly disadvantages people based on characteristics over which they have no meaningful control, such as their ethnicity, race, sex, gender, religious upbringing or native language, would rightly be deemed unacceptable.

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"ICE鈥檚 law enforcement actions are taken consistent with DHS and ICE policies, as well as U.S. immigration law, which prohibit the consideration of race or ethnicity when conducting enforcement actions," the spokesperson continued.

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Because her role was written without a specific ethnicity or cultural background attached, Gladstone saw an opportunity when suggesting a new name for her character: Lee.

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