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Word: Ethnic
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ethnikos ‘heathen, pagan’, from ethnos ‘nation’. Current senses date from the 19th century
ˈɛθnɪk
of or belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent
Short Definition:relating to population groups of shared background
Examples:- the students' ethnic backgrounds are very diverse
- two playwrights of different ethnic origins
- ethnic and cultural rights and traditions
neither Christian nor Jewish; pagan.
Short Definition:pagan
Word: Ethnic
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɛθnɪk
a member of an ethnic minority.
Short Definition:member of ethnic minority
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