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ethnic

/ˈɛθ.nɪk/

An illustration for ethnic

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

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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)

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