ethnic group
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- noun
- /ˈɛθ.nɪk ɡruːp/
- I've been fascinated throughout my career by why certain ethnic groups have excelled in sport.
- racial or ethnic group
- different ethnic groups
- other ethnic groups
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Watch on YouTubeUNIA membership was also quite diverse, and no single ethnic group was in control.
- UNIA membership was also quite diverse, and no single ethnic group was in control.
- So in terms of ethnicity, majority of them are from the Pashtun ethnic group of Afghanistan.
- He played on the trust that people grant those from their own religious or ethnic group.
- Well, he goes home, and in the time that he had been gone from his home country, his ethnic group had lost their predominance.
- If I was in a crowd of people and they were insulting any ethnic group, I think that I'm man enough to call them out.
- Some of them live under the rule of dictators and autocrats who do not tolerate their ethnic group.
- And don't worry, other ethnic groups, you're not left out.
- Honestly, as an ethnic group, that's the, that's the way that things are.
Examples
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Soon as they came over, each ethnic group was met with violence and hostility.
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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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Each ethnic group should have its own state.
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I mean, local ethnic groups adapt to the place they live.
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There are 90 different ethnic groups...
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Though engagement patterns tend to be consistent across ethnic groups, there are some variations.
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UNIA membership was also quite diverse, and no single ethnic group was in control.
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Failure to cater for the aged is an abomination among various ethnic groups in Nigeria.
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Asians and Pacific Islanders will continue to be the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States.
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There are many unique traditions within each ethnic group that reflect their heritage.
Synonyms
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A group of people who share the same family background, language, and customs
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A group of people who share the same country or cultural background
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A group of people who share the same culture and history
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'ethnic' (relating to customs, heritage, or cultural identity) with 'group' (a unit of people); together they straightforwardly denote a community sharing cultural background. This adj+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Ethnic group comes from the simple picture of people who share the same ethnic background standing together as a group, like a village with the same language, food and festivals. That's why it means 'a community of people who share a common cultural background'.