multiethnic
adjective
mul·ti·eth·nic
ˌməl-tē-ˈeth-nik 
-ˌtī-
: made up of people of various ethnicities
a multiethnic country
also
: of, relating to, reflecting, or adapted to diverse ethnicities
multiethnic literature
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Islamist extremists killed at least 21 people in coordinated attacks against minority Christians and Jews in Russia’s southernmost, multiethnic but mainly Muslim republic of Dagestan on Sunday – the third major terrorist incident in Russia in as many months, according to the government.
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2024
The form of nationalism that was articulated by the right-wingers who wanted to see a Trump figure was really more appropriate to Europe than the United States, which has always been a multiethnic and pluralistic society.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 18 June 2024
Thirty years after the official end of apartheid and despite a multiethnic government, conditions for the majority of Black South Africans continue to be dismal.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 13 June 2024
No two bodies look alike, as these multiethnic and multiracial artists can attest.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2024
The form of nationalism that was articulated by the right-wingers who wanted to see a Trump figure was really more appropriate to Europe than the United States, which has always been a multiethnic and pluralistic society.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 18 June 2024
Thirty years after the official end of apartheid and despite a multiethnic government, conditions for the majority of Black South Africans continue to be dismal.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 13 June 2024
No two bodies look alike, as these multiethnic and multiracial artists can attest.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024
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“Multiethnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiethnic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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