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- 1. a community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent: "the largest of six ethnic groups inhabiting the area of northern Sumatra"
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An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people who identify with each other on the basis of perceived shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include a people of a common language, culture, common sets of ancestry, traditions, society, religion, history, or social treatment. The term ethnicity is sometimes used interchangeably with the term nation, partic... Wikipedia