ethnicity
ɛθˈnɪsɪti
ethnicities
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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.
culture nationality race
2.
cultural traitsdistinctive cultural characteristics of such a group
  • The festival celebrated the unique ethnicity of the community.
cultural identity race
3.
peopleethnic group or community
  • The festival celebrated the ethnicity of the local community.
heritage nationality race
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Origin of ethnicity

Greek, ethnos (nation) + -icity (quality)

Terms with ethnicity included in their meaning

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blackadj.
ethnicity
belonging to a racial group with dark skin
ethnicity
woman of European descent
brownadj.
ethnicity
relating to ethnic groups with dark skin
racialadj.
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

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.

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  1. French:identité ethnique, communauté ethnique, ...
  2. German:Ethnizität, ...
  3. Italian:etnia, etnicità, ...
  4. Spanish:etnicidad, identidad étnica, ...
  5. Portuguese:etnia, etnicidade, ...
  6. Chinese:民族性, 民族特性, ...
  7. Japanese:民族性, 民族的特徴, ...
  8. Arabic:عِرْقِيّة, هُوِيَّة عِرْقِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:אֶתְנִיּוּת, מוֹצָא אֶתְנִי, ...
  10. Russian:этническая принадлежность, этничность, ...
  11. Ukrainian:етнічність, етнос, ...
  12. Hindi:जातीयता, सांस्कृतिक विशेषता, ...

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