Definition of Ethnicity

1. Noun. An ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties. "Ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations"

Generic synonyms: Quality
Derivative terms: Ethnic

Definition of Ethnicity

1. Noun. The common characteristics of a group of people. ¹

2. Noun. An ethnic group. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ethnicity

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethnicity

ethnarchy
ethnic
ethnic cleansing
ethnic group
ethnic groups
ethnic joke
ethnic minorities
ethnic minority
ethnic music
ethnic slur
ethnica
ethnical
ethnically
ethnicism
ethnicities
ethnicity (current term)
ethnick
ethnicon
ethnics
ethnika
ethnikon
ethno-
ethno-neutral
ethnoarchaeological
ethnoarchaeologist
ethnoarchaeology
ethnoastronomy
ethnobotanical
ethnobotanically
ethnobotanicals

Literary usage of Ethnicity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities edited by Andrea Kopstein (1998)
"Introduction DEFINITION OF RACE AND ethnicity Current definitions of race and ethnicity are ... The directive identifies Hispanic origin as an ethnicity, ..."

2. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"Consistently, health status has been associated with income status, educational attainment, and race or ethnicity. However, there is uncertainty regarding ..."

3. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"Table 3.5 allows a further elaboration of gender and race/ethnicity differences. Within every racial/ethnic group, prevalence levels of lifetime, past-year, ..."

4. Adult Literacy in America edited by Irwin S. Kisch (1994)
"NALS Figure 1.7 Average Literacy Proficiencies, by Highest Level of Education Completed and Race/ethnicity PROSE 0 to 8 years 9 to 12 years GED High school ..."

5. Understanding Racial-Ethnic Differences in Secondary School Science and by Samuel S. Peng, Susan T. Hill (1995)
"List of Figures 1.1 Percent of 1988 eighth graders proficient at the advanced mathematics level, by race/ethnicity 1 1.2 Percent distribution of Bachelor's ..."

6. The State Of Mathematics Achievement: Naep's 1990 Assessment Of The Nation by Ina V. S. Mullis (2004)
"The NAEP data cannot establish cause-and-effect relationships between variables such as race/ethnicity or gender on one hand and academic performance on the ..."

7. Analysis of Health Indicators for California's Minority Populations by James A. McCullough, Sheila Dumbauld, James W. Sutocky (1994)
"RACE/ethnicity Data from the birth file (mothers under 18, low birthweight newborns, early prenatal care) were derived using the ..."

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