ethnic
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Related to of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations.
Pronunciation
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ˈɛθnɪk
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Definition
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adjective
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.
Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
noun
An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community.
in classical scholarship
The demonym of an Ancient Greek city.
A person who is a member of an ethnic group
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