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| eth·nic cat·e·go·ry (plural eth·nic cat·e·go·ries) |
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institutionally recognized ethnic identity group: a category of ethnic identity recognized by the U.S. federal government for the purposes of employment and other statistics. Commonly used categories are white, African American or black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American or American Indian, with others including, e.g. Mexican American or Chicano, Latin American or Latino, and Pacific Islander.
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