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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County demographics, including median household income, race/ethnicity and educational attainment, are from the Census.
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New York Times, 16 May 2026
Importantly, the 120 faces were equally balanced across ethnicities and genders, with 30 Asian faces, 30 White, 30 Black, and 30 Latinx.
—Ben Ambridge, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2026
All of us, no matter our race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, class, or any other status, at times feel misunderstood, misrecognized, out of place, left out, othered.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services stopped considering corporate directors' gender, race or ethnicity when making voting recommendations.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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New York Times, 16 May 2026
Importantly, the 120 faces were equally balanced across ethnicities and genders, with 30 Asian faces, 30 White, 30 Black, and 30 Latinx.
—Ben Ambridge, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2026
All of us, no matter our race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, class, or any other status, at times feel misunderstood, misrecognized, out of place, left out, othered.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services stopped considering corporate directors' gender, race or ethnicity when making voting recommendations.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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