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- Dictionaryethnic/ˈɛθnɪk/
adjective
- 1. of or belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent: "the students' ethnic backgrounds are very diverse"
- 2. neither Christian nor Jewish; pagan. archaic
noun
- 1. a member of an ethnic minority. dated, offensive
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relating to or characteristic of a large group of people who have the same national, racial, or cultural origins, and who usually speak the same language: an ethnic neighborhood. She loves ethnic foods, especially Ethiopian and Japanese. ethnically. adverb us / ˈeθ·nɪk·li / an ethnically diverse community.
The meaning of ETHNIC is of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background. How to use ethnic in a sentence.
Ethnic definition: pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group ) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.. See examples of ETHNIC used in a sentence.
You can use ethnic to describe people who belong to a particular racial or cultural group but who, usually, do not live in the country where most members of that group live. There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia.
ETHNICITY definition: 1. a large group of people with a shared culture, language, history, set of traditions, etc., or…. Learn more.
Definition of ethnic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people. “ ethnic food” synonyms: cultural, ethnical. social. living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups. noun. a person who is a member of an ethnic group. see more. adjective.
