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interethnic

interethnic

1 5.7
Involving people from different racial or cultural groups
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈɛθnɪk/
translation icon : interétnico
  • Interethnic dialogue is essential for fostering peace and cooperation in multicultural societies.
  • interethnic relations
  • interethnic conflict
  • interethnic violence

Examples

  • Much as in Kazakhstan, Russian is considered the "language of interethnic communication."

    Academic text (2000)
  • The community organized an event to celebrate interethnic diversity and promote understanding among different cultures.

  • There is little secondary literature regarding interethnic relations, and much work needs to be done.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Under such conditions, high levels of interethnic conflict are not the norm.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Such hoods are a good example of a regional, interethnic art tradition.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Against this backdrop of interethnic mingling, their mixed marriage likely felt secure.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Such forms of expression can foster interethnic communication and may promote healthy acculturation.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Despite the contentions of critics, their interethnic families were calculated rather than impulsive creations.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In this story, intended as a morality play, interethnic romance blurred ethnic differences and created patriotic Americans.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Third, it analyzes interclass and interethnic relations and the cultural and racial perceptions they engender.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

multiethnic
vsinterethnic
6 3.8

Having people from different cultures living together

is broader applying to any number of different groups
multi-ethnic
vsinterethnic
3.7

Having people from different ethnic groups living or working together

is broader applying to any number of different groups
polyethnic
vsinterethnic
7.4

Having people from several different ethnic groups

is more general covering different groups without number limit
biethnic
vsinterethnic
7.4

Relating to two different ethnic groups

is broader applying to different groups without limiting number

Antonyms

1 7.0

A group or place with only one culture

How Mixed

cosmopolitan
  • Specialized
14 5.5
multiethnic
6 3.8
interethnic
1 5.7

Surface Forms

interethnic positive

Morphology

interethnic = ethnic (transparent) = inter + ethnic

Formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' meaning 'between/among' added to the known adjective 'ethnic', so the sense is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word interethnic comes from inter- meaning 'between', like in international, and ethnic meaning 'people' or 'nation', so it describes things that happen 'between' different ethnic groups.