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ethnicity

ethnicity

89 4.6
Being part of a group with the same culture, race, or family background
  • noun
  • /ɛθˈnɪsɪti/
translation icon : etnicidad
  • The good news is that more and more students of all ethnicities continue their education beyond high school.
  • race and ethnicity
  • gender and ethnicity
  • age and ethnicity

Well, well, English is an ethnicity, so you can't just become English.

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Examples

  • The team is a diverse group in terms of race and ethnicity, age, gender, and background.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We're looking for a child of any gender or ethnicity up to nine years old.

  • And what ethnicity are the people in North Africa?

  • This is not just an age issue, this is a race and ethnicity issue and a class issue.

  • What ethnicity is that anyway?

  • Any ethnicity in your background?

  • Every school reflects the ethnicity of the country.

  • Thus, it appears highly likely that children of different ethnicities would vary widely in their early language skills.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the survey, I asked Latino lawyers whether their ethnicity has caused them difficulties in their profession.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the study, researchers analyzed how ethnicity influences social interactions.

Synonyms

ethnic group
vsethnicity
58 2.8

People who share the same culture, language, or family history

refers to belonging or shared identity rather than the community itself
ancestry
vsethnicity
57 4.1

The family you come from over many generations

focuses on shared cultural or group identity, not biological descent

Surface Forms

ethnicity singular
ethnicities plural

Morphology

ethnicity = ethnic (transparent) = ethnic + ity

Clear nominalization of the adjective 'ethnic' by '-ity' indicating the state or quality of being ethnic, which learners who know 'ethnic' can easily infer.

Etymology

The word ethnicity comes from the Greek word ethnos, which means 'people' or 'nation', and it shares the same root as the word ethnic. So ethnicity is about the group you belong to — the shared culture, family background, or origin that makes a group of people different from others.