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Definition of Ethnic

1. Adjective. Denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people. "Ethnic food"

2. Noun. A person who is a member of an ethnic group.

3. Adjective. Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam.

Definition of Ethnic

1. a. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological.

2. n. A heathen; a pagan.

Definition of Ethnic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, national, religious or cultural origins. ¹

2. Adjective. Belonging to a foreign culture. ¹

3. Adjective. (historical) Heathen, not Judeo-Christian. ¹

4. Noun. An ethnic person, notably said when a foreigner or member of an immigrant community ¹

5. Noun. An ethnic minority ¹

6. Noun. (archaic) A heathen, a pagan ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ethnic

1. a member of a particular ethnos [n -S] : ETHNICAL [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethnic

ethmoids ethmolacrimal ethmomaxillary ethmonasal ethmopalatal ethmosphenoid ethmoturbinal ethmoturbinals ethmovomerine ethmovomerine plate

ethn- ethnarch ethnarchies ethnarchs ethnarchy ethnic (current term) ethnic cleansing ethnic group ethnic groups ethnic joke

ethnic minorities ethnic minority ethnic music ethnic slur ethnica ethnical ethnically ethnicism ethnicities ethnicity

Literary usage of Ethnic

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

1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Box 3.2 ti« PROJECT ON ethnic RELATIONS. The Project on ethnic Relations (PER), founded in 1991, works to encourage the peaceful resolution of ethnic ..."

2. Scientists, Engineers, and Track-Two Diplomacy: A Half-Century of U.S by Glenn E. Schweitzer (2004)
"IMPROVING ethnic RELATIONS IN RUSSIA Straddling definitions of security and nonsecurity projects is an interacademy effort to encourage improved approaches ..."

3. Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering: An Update (1993)
"Selected employment characteristics of scientists and engineers, by field, sex, and racial/ethnic group: 1986 115 Table 22. Labor force participation ..."

4. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"Before discussing the race and ethnic composition of the American population, ... In the 1980 census, to assign a race or ethnic origin to children of mixed ..."

5. Adult Literacy in America edited by Irwin S. Kisch (1994)
"Age and Racial/ethnic Differences While there continue to be disparities in educational attainment among individuals with different racial/ethnic ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"There is no doubt of this. THE LUMBAR CURVE. THE study of the lumbar curve as a point in comparative ethnic anatomy has received some attention from ..."

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