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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
ethnic
/ˈɛθ.nɪk/
noun1 of 2
connected with people who share a cultural tradition
- “Many ethnic groups traditionally give money as a wedding gift.”Tatoeba
- “Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty and so on.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)