ETHNIC Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

ethnic

adjective

ˈeth-nik

as in racial

of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture a festival featuring ethnic food and music

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nonracial

Examples of ethnic in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web Kittner’s comment likely refers to the lack of statistical changes among current use from middle school students and all racial and ethnic groups, which is mentioned in the survey’s full report. —

Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 These included dozens of examples of racial or ethnic stereotypes, as well as symptoms that had never been studied in groups representing a range of human skin tones. —

Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 Migrants from China’s Han ethnic majority have poured in, including to the Tibetan town of Purang near the border with Hilsa. —

New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024 The demographics of these movers skewed liberal: many were young, college educated and from diverse ethnic backgrounds. —

Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ethnic