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ethnically Definition


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ethnic
adj
    1. Relating to or having a common race or cultural tradition.
      Example: an ethnic group
      Thesaurus: racial, cultural, national, tribal, ancestral, aboriginal, folk, native, indigenous.
    2. Associated with or resembling an exotic, especially non-European, racial or tribal group.
      Example: ethnic clothes
    3. Seen from the point of view of race, rather than nationality.
      Example: ethnic Asians
    4. Between or involving different racial groups.
      Example: ethnic violence
noun
    (especially US)
    1. A member of a particular racial group or cult, especially a minority one.
Derivative: ethnically
adverb
    Derivative: ethnicity
    noun
      Racial status or distinctiveness.
    Etymology: 14c as noun and 15c as adj meaning ‘heathen': from Greek ethnos nation.



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