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ethnic

eth·nic [ éthnik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. sharing cultural characteristics: sharing distinctive cultural traits as a group in society
ethnic minorities

2. of group sharing cultural characteristics: relating to a group or groups in society with distinctive cultural traits
ethnic origins

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

4. culturally traditional: belonging to or associated with the traditional culture of a social group
ethnic clothing



noun  (plural eth·nics)
Definition:
 
member of ethnic group: a member of an ethnic group within a society

[14th century. Via late Latin, "heathen" < Greek ethnikos< ethnos "people, nation" < Indo-European, "self"]

eth·ni·cal·ly adverb
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