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| eth·nic [ éthnik ] |
adjective |
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1. sharing cultural characteristics: sharing distinctive cultural traits as a group in society
  ethnic minorities
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2. of group sharing cultural characteristics: relating to a group or groups in society with distinctive cultural traits
ethnic origins
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3. of particular origin or culture: relating to a person or to a large group of people who share a national, racial, linguistic, or religious heritage, whether or not they reside in their countries of origin
ethnic Albanians
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4. culturally traditional: belonging to or associated with the traditional culture of a social group
ethnic clothing
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noun (plural eth·nics) |
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member of ethnic group: a member of an ethnic group within a society
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| [14th century. Via late Latin, "heathen" < Greek ethnikos< ethnos "people, nation" < Indo-European, "self"] |
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| eth·ni·cal·ly adverb |
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