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multi-ethnic

multi-ethnic

3.7
Having people from different ethnic groups living or working together
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈɛθnɪk/
translation icon : multiétnico
  • The city's multi-ethnic community is known for its vibrant festivals that showcase diverse cultures.

And the issue becomes the central issue becomes can a multi ethnic society succeed?

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Examples

  • I, I want to live in a functioning multi ethnic society where these differences aren't really important.

  • Iran at its very foundation was a very sort of multi ethnic cosmopolitan entity.

    Danny Jones

  • And the issue becomes the central issue becomes can a multi ethnic society succeed?

    Harvard University

  • We don't have that, which is what I think a healthy multi ethnic society looks like.

    Triggernometry

  • And then the most celebrated multi ethnic societies have not been democratic, right?

  • The Catholic Church has always been a multi ethnic, a multi tribal movement.

    Liam Tuffs

  • We have a very multi multi ethnic, multi faith workforce now.

  • And now we have a multi, let's call it multi ethnic or multi tribal society and what happens there?

  • I I've heard from your that's one explanation, but also this multi ethnic women's network.

  • It starts with a throng of beautiful multi ethnic people protesting in the streets of I'm going to guess Newport, RI.

Synonyms

multicultural
vsmulti-ethnic
38 3.8

Having people from many countries and backgrounds living and working together

emphasizes cultural variety rather than ancestry groupings
multiracial
vsmulti-ethnic
14 4.0

Made up of people from different races

focuses on ancestry groups rather than racial categories
intercultural
vsmulti-ethnic
3 4.1

About contact between people from different cultures

describes group composition by ancestry rather than cultural interactions
interethnic
vsmulti-ethnic
1 5.7

Involving people from different racial or cultural groups

shares the same sense but is used as an alternative label
mixed
vsmulti-ethnic
1 3.0

Having people of different races living or working together

refers to distinct ancestry groups rather than individuals with combined backgrounds
polyethnic
vsmulti-ethnic
7.4

Having people from several different ethnic groups

has identical meaning but is the more commonly used form

Antonyms

homogeneous
20 6.6

Made of people or things that are all the same

How Diverse

multi-ethnic
3.7
diverse
297 3.4
pluralistic
9 7.3
homogeneous
20 6.6

Surface Forms

multi-ethnic positive

Morphology

multi-ethnic = ethnic (transparent) = multi + ethnic

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' means 'many' and 'ethnic' refers to ethnic groups.

Etymology

Multi-ethnic joins multi- ('many') and ethnic ('a group of people with the same culture or background') and shares the root with ethnicity. So a multi-ethnic place is one where 'many' different cultural groups live and take part in the same community.