What does ethnic mean?
Definitions for ethnic
ˈɛθ nɪketh·nic
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word ethnic.
Princeton's WordNet
ethnicadjective
a person who is a member of an ethnic group
cultural, ethnic, ethnicaladjective
denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
"influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food"
heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnicadjective
not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
GCIDE
Ethnicnoun
a member of an ethnic group.
Wiktionary
ethnicnoun
An ethnic person, notably said when a foreigner or member of an immigrant community
ethnicnoun
An ethnic minority
ethnicnoun
A heathen, a pagan
ethnicadjective
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, national, religious or cultural origins.
There are many ethnic Indonesians in the Netherlands
ethnicadjective
Belonging to a foreign culture.
I like to eat ethnic food
ethnicadjective
Heathen, not Judeo-Christian.
Etymology: From ethnique, from ethnicus ("pagan", "heathen"), from ἐθνικός, from ἔθνος.
Webster Dictionary
Ethnicadjective
alt. of Ethnical
Ethnicnoun
a heathen; a pagan
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ethnic
-al, eth′nik, -al, adj. concerning nations or races: pertaining to the heathen.—ns. Eth′nic, a heathen; Eth′nicism, heathenism; Ethnog′rapher.—adj. Ethnograph′ic.—n. Ethnog′raphy, the scientific description of the races of the earth.—adj. Ethnolog′ical.—adv. Ethnolog′ically.—ns. Ethnol′ogist; Ethnol′ogy, the science that treats of the varieties of the human race. [L.,—Gr. ethnos, a nation; Gr. graphē, writing, logia, discourse.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ethnic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3961
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ethnic' in Adjectives Frequency: #533
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ethnic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ethnic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of ethnic in a Sentence
History teaches us that people from different religions and ethnic groups can be united around one shared economic goal; equality and prosperity for all. We saw that in the rise of the communist USSR. When the economic policies of the USSR failed, ethnic and national divisions took the forefront and the USSR was dissolved. That can happen to the US if we are hit hard enough by hyperinflation and currency collapse. How the divisions evolve and what forms they will take depend on the type and speed of the government's reaction. It is too early to foresee such events. However, it is important to note that no country is above the socioeconomic laws, US included.
I think Massey University in Auckland's really important that a political system represents the diversity including the ethnic diversity of a population, and that's because they bring that voice and experience.
Myanmar does not deny that what is unfolding in northern Rakhine is a humanitarian crisis, there is no denying that the Muslim community in Rakhine has suffered. The Buddhist Rakhine, Hindu and other ethnic minorities have suffered no less.
I'm very perplexed as to why the People's Republic of China would want to be on the edges of a neighborhood that is so multi-ethnic, multi-religious. The Muslim community has a large base here, the Muslim community is very linked with each other, regardless of what part of the world we're from. There's always a feeling of affinity from one community to the other based on shared values and shared faith. And that's no different for the Uyghur community.
I grew up in a very kind of conservative household. A multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-faith home, diverse in our makeup and diverse in our views. And I held views growing up that I no longer hold.
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Translations for ethnic
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- عرقيArabic
- етнически, езическиBulgarian
- পৌত্তলিকBengali
- pagà, ètnicCatalan, Valencian
- etnickýCzech
- eksotisk, etnisk, hedning, fremmedDanish
- ethnischGerman
- etnajEsperanto
- étnicoSpanish
- etninenFinnish
- ethniqueFrench
- eitneachIrish
- étnicoGalician
- etnikaiHungarian
- þjóðernis-Icelandic
- etnica, etnicoItalian
- ជនជាតិKhmer
- ಜನಾಂಗೀಯKannada
- ethnicamLatin
- etnisksLatvian
- exotisch, vreemd, vreemdeling, etnischDutch
- etniskNorwegian Nynorsk
- etniskNorwegian
- étnico, étnicaPortuguese
- этнической, этнический, языческийRussian
- etniskSwedish
- ชาติพันธุ์Thai
- etnikTurkish
- نسلیUrdu
- 民族Chinese
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