as in racial
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a festival featuring ethnic food and music
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Recent Examples of ethnic
His efforts to consolidate power and push through his vision of modernizing Ethiopia’s economy and politics have been hobbled by the country’s legacy of ethnic politics.
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Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Diversity is the practice of involving people from a range of social and ethnic backgrounds who hold varying perspectives.
—Detris Honora Adelabu, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Black, Hispanic and other ethnic groups have been catching up.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
One of her sources, an ethnic Chinese man who calls himself Atticus, says Chai sometimes contacted him well past midnight, fact-checking details.
—Wenxin Fan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Diversity is the practice of involving people from a range of social and ethnic backgrounds who hold varying perspectives.
—Detris Honora Adelabu, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Black, Hispanic and other ethnic groups have been catching up.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
One of her sources, an ethnic Chinese man who calls himself Atticus, says Chai sometimes contacted him well past midnight, fact-checking details.
—Wenxin Fan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic
Adjective
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But the fictional world of crime is, unfortunately, not immune to racial prejudices.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Apr. 2025
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Bird and Rapinoe are outspoken advocates for LGBTQ+ rights, racial equality, and gender equity.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection.—
Marina Liao,
Marie Claire,
2 Jan. 2019
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“Ethnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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