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Definitions for Ethnic

[1] pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.
[2] referring to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups.
[3] being a member of an ethnic group, especially of a group that is a minority within a larger society: ethnic Chinese in San Francisco.
[4] of, relating to, or characteristic of members of such a group.
[5] belonging to or deriving from the cultural, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country: ethnic dances.
[6] (of a human being) displaying characteristics, as in physical appearance, language, or accent, that can cause one to be identified by others as a member of a minority ethnic group: Her new boyfriend looks ethnic to me.
[7] Obsolete . pagan; heathen.
[8] a member of an ethnic group.
[9] relating to or characteristic of a human group having racial, religious, linguistic, and certain other traits in common
[10] relating to the classification of mankind into groups, esp on the basis of racial characteristics
[11] denoting or deriving from the cultural traditions of a group of people the ethnic dances of Slovakia
[12] characteristic of another culture the ethnic look ; ethnic food
[13] mainly US and Australian a member of an ethnic group, esp a minority group

Words related to Ethnic

traditional, national, indigenous, tribal, native

Words nearby Ethnic

ethmoidectomy, ethmoiditis, ethmoturbinal, ethnarch, ethnarchy, ethnic, ethnic cleansing, ethnic minority, ethnical, ethnicity, ethno-

Origin of Ethnic

1325–75; Middle English ethnik heathen < Late Latin ethnicus < Greek ethnikós. See ethno-, -ic

Other words from Ethnic

eth·ni·cal·ly , adverb
in·ter·eth·nic , adjective

Word origin for Ethnic

C14 (in the senses: heathen, Gentile): from Late Latin ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos, from ethnos race

Synonyms for Ethnic

indigenous, national, traditional, tribal, native