ethnicity
noun
eth·nic·i·ty
eth-ˈni-sə-tē 
plural ethnicities
1
: ethnic quality or affiliation
aspects of ethnicity
2
: a particular ethnic affiliation or group
students of diverse ethnicities
Examples of ethnicity in a Sentence
a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities
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Looking at race and ethnicity, Pew found one-fourth of Hispanic teens are on TikTok constantly.
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Brad Adgate, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
However, because compatible blood types and biological markers tend to be found more commonly among members of the same race or ethnicity there needs to be diversity in the donor population.
—Andrew Jones, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
The 2020 Census found that English was the most common race or ethnicity.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
In this instance, though, the graves were not linked by religion, ethnicity or any other discernible personal characteristic of the deceased, Mr. Hoerauf said.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Brad Adgate, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
However, because compatible blood types and biological markers tend to be found more commonly among members of the same race or ethnicity there needs to be diversity in the donor population.
—Andrew Jones, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
The 2020 Census found that English was the most common race or ethnicity.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
In this instance, though, the graves were not linked by religion, ethnicity or any other discernible personal characteristic of the deceased, Mr. Hoerauf said.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ethnicity
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnicity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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