ethnic
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- adjective
- /ˈɛθnɪk/
:
étnico
- They want more ethnic diversity in each squad.
- ethnic groups
- ethnic minorities
- ethnic identity
The people who came up with the ethnic notion of the nation.
- The people who came up with the ethnic notion of the nation.
- Lebanon is truly a multi ethnic, multi religious state.
- It doesn't matter what their color or ethnic background is.
- You when when the Soviet Union fell, ethnic tensions arose again.
- We continually put people into racial and ethnic boxes.
- This process of sort of fictitious ethnic invention is called ethnogenesis.
- I love ethnic food in particular.
- And so because of Hitler's own racial, ethnic prejudices, they didn't develop the bomb, right.
- So I don't see that as A at all a statement of racial or ethnic superiority.
- You have human rights groups, You have ethnic and cultural groups.
- And when I talk about women, I also mean diversity, ethnic exactly.
Examples
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You have human rights groups, You have ethnic and cultural groups.
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Los Angeles is known for its vibrant ethnic neighborhoods that celebrate diverse cultures.
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It's the whole ethnic experience, right there.
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So I what I love about LA is the ethnic diversity.
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I come by this from my cultural and ethnic heritage.
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Third, there are several reasons to worry about ethnic tensions within the government and the security forces.
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And let's just say that I'm of a certain ethnic identity.
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Finally, although this study contained a variety of different ethnic groups, some minority groups were not represented.
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Though engagement patterns tend to be consistent across ethnic groups, there are some variations.
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Lebanon is truly a multi ethnic, multi religious state.
Synonyms
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The ideas, customs, and arts of a group of people
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Relating to people who live in small traditional groups and share customs
Relating to a group of people who share the same culture and background
Relating to the culture and traditions of a particular group of people
Compounds
- Offensive
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Forcing people of one religion or race to leave an area by violence
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A group of people who have different national or cultural traditions from most people in a country
- Offensive
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An insulting word used to hurt people because of their race or nationality
- Offensive
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A joke that makes fun of a group's race or culture and can offend people
Surface Forms
Morphology
ethnic = ethno (semi-transparent) = ethn + ic
The suffix '-ic' clearly forms an adjective meaning 'relating to', but the root is a non-standalone combining form ('ethn/ethno-'), which many learners may not recognize, so full transparency is reduced.
Etymology
Ethnic comes from the Greek word ethnos, which means 'people' or 'nation'. So when we call food, clothes, or music 'ethnic' we mean they belong to the culture and traditions of a particular group of people.