Ethnic
11ethnic — eth|nic1 W3 [ˈeθnık] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos, from ethnos nation, people ] 1.) relating to a particular race, nation, or tribe and their customs and traditions ▪ The school teaches pupils from… …
12ethnic — [[t]e̱θnɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Ethnic means connected with or relating to different racial or cultural groups of people. ...a survey of Britain s ethnic minorities. ...ethnic tensions. Derived words: ethnically [[t]e̱θnɪkli[/t]] ADV usu… …
13ethnic — I UK [ˈeθnɪk] / US adjective ** relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions The country s population consists of three main ethnic groups. a) used for referring to people from a particular ethnic group, when they live… …
14ethnic — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos national, gentile, from ethnos nation, people; akin to Greek ēthos custom more at sib Date: 15th century 1. heathen 2. a. of or relating to large groups of… …
15ethnic*/ — [ˈeθnɪk] adj 1) relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions The country s population consists of three main ethnic groups.[/ex] 2) belonging a particular ethnic group that lives in a place where most people are from a… …
16ethnic — 1 adjective 1 connected with a particular race, nation, or tribe and their customs and traditions: The city s population includes a wide range of different ethnic groups. | ethnic Turks living in Bulgaria | ethnic violence/divisions/unrest… …
17ethnic — pa·leo·ethnic; poly·ethnic; pro·ethnic; ethnic; in·ter·ethnic; mul·ti·ethnic; …
18ethnic — /ˈɛθnɪk / (say ethnik) adjective 1. relating to or peculiar to a human population or group, especially one with a common ancestry, language, etc.: *pushing for absolute Fijian ethnic domination of Fiji. –herald, 1987. 2. relating to the origin,… …
19ethnic — eth·nic (ĕth’nĭk) adj. 1) a) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of people sharing a common cultural or national heritage and often sharing a common language or religion. b) Being a member of a particular ethnic group, especially… …
20ethnic — ethnically, adv. /eth nik/, adj. 1. pertaining to or characteristic of a people, esp. a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like. 2. referring to the origin, classification, characteristics,… …
