ethnicities

plural of ethnicity
as in nationalities
a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities

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Recent Examples of ethnicities On 12 Pell’s lively social media accounts, the young, predominantly Asian American barbers don’t hesitate to offer advice to teens and men of all ages and ethnicities with humor, quips and confidence. Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 Further research involving more diverse ethnicities and income levels will be necessary to determine whether the results are more widely applicable. Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024 Whatever the reasons for the casting decisions, the Roman empire really did house people of innumerable ethnicities in provinces ranging from Scotland to Arabia. Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 Yet, across regions, ethnicities and religious celebrations, women often bear a disproportionate share of the responsibilities as entertainers and nurturers during this time of year. Elpida Kokkota, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Managing these interests is certainly difficult when examining AI’s effect on one country, but the task of balancing them in the context of the world’s 5000 ethnicities, 4000 religions represented in 195 countries is daunting. Robert Ginsburg, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 This means finding individuals from different areas and ethnicities to gain fresh perspectives. Jeff Maggs, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 The community is diverse with different faiths, denominations, ethnicities and views about Syria's government. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024 That would include any misleading statements about its performance identifying people of different genders, ethnicities, and skin tones. William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
  • Nor could the deep layers of trauma and mutual mistrust that had built up over generations, particularly between the countless ethnic nationalities on the periphery of the country and the majority Bamar in the heartland.
    Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past nearly four years, Axios Latino has highlighted Latinos of all nationalities and political ideologies — their successes and struggles.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • These nations often reject deportation flights from the United States but are more likely to accept them when originating from Mexico.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • All three have served in their respective nations’ air forces.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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  • Looking specifically at views of minorities and young people, the PRRI data do not suggest serious problems.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Finding community can be a challenge for any group that represents a small part of the population, and that’s even more true for minorities within minorities.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Jan. 2025

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