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ethnic

eth·nic

UK/ˈɛθ.nɪk/ US/ˈɛθnɪk/ fairly common

adjective

1.

denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people

  • “influenced by ethnic and cultural ties” J.F.Kennedy
  • “ethnic food”
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2.

not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

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Origin

From Middle English ethnik, from Latin ethnicus ("pagan", "heathen"), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”). By surface analysis, ethno- + -ic.

Phrases

  • ethnic cleanser
  • ethnic cleansing
  • ethnic gloss
  • ethnic group
  • ethnic majority
  • ethnic minority
  • ethnic music
  • ethnic purge

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