Definition Synonyms
Definition of ethnicity - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
group identityidentity with a specific racial, national, or cultural group
- Her ethnicity plays a significant role in her life choices.
2.
cultural traitsdistinctive cultural characteristics of such a group
- The festival celebrated the unique ethnicity of the community.
3.
peopleethnic group or community
- The festival celebrated the ethnicity of the local community.
Origin of ethnicity
Greek, ethnos (nation) + -icity (quality)
Terms with ethnicity included in their meaning
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ethnicity
belonging to a racial group with dark skin
ethnicity
woman of European descent
ethnicity
relating to ethnic groups with dark skin
ethnicity
related to race or ethnicity
ethnicity
woman with dark skin of African descent
ethnicity
of or relating to people of more than one race
ethnicity
people of African descent
humor
joke based on stereotypes about ethnicity
society
group with different culture or ethnicity from most people
culture
in a way that relates to ethnicity
family
people sharing a common ancestry or ethnicity
group or event
including people from more than one race or ethnicity
ethnicity
nonwhite, belonging to a race other than white
ethnicity
in a way that relates to race
ethnicity
man of European descent
ethnicity
people of Chinese descent
racial integration
no longer separated by race or ethnicity
inclusive
open to all people regardless of race or ethnicity
sociology
neighborhood with a high concentration of one ethnicity
legal
hostile or degrading behavior against people because of their race or ethnicity
equality
not discriminating based on race or ethnicity
ethnicity
member of the Romani people
ethnicity
of skin color other than white
demographics
grouping of population by ethnicity or religion
Examples of ethnicity in a sentence
The festival celebrates the ethnicity of the local community. Her ethnicity influenced her artistic style. They discussed the ethnicity of the new immigrants. The survey asked participants to state their ethnicity. Her ethnicity is part of her family's cultural heritage.
View all translations of ethnicity
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- French:identité ethnique, communauté ethnique, ...
- German:Ethnizität, ...
- Italian:etnia, etnicità, ...
- Spanish:etnicidad, identidad étnica, ...
- Portuguese:etnia, etnicidade, ...
- Chinese:民族性, 民族特性, ...
- Japanese:民族性, 民族的特徴, ...
- Arabic:عِرْقِيّة, هُوِيَّة عِرْقِيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:אֶתְנִיּוּת, מוֹצָא אֶתְנִי, ...
- Russian:этническая принадлежность, этничность, ...
- Ukrainian:етнічність, етнос, ...
- Hindi:जातीयता, सांस्कृतिक विशेषता, ...
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