Definitions for ethnic
ˈɛθ nɪketh·nic

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ethnic(adj)

   a person who is a member of an ethnic group

2. cultural, ethnic, ethnical(adj)

   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"

3. heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnic(adj)

   not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

GCIDE(3.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ethnic(n.)

   a member of an ethnic group.

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ethnic(Noun)

   An ethnic person, notably said when a foreigner or member of an immigrant community

2. ethnic(Noun)

   An ethnic minority

3. ethnic(Noun)

   A heathen, a pagan

4. ethnic(Adjective)

   Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, national, religious or cultural origins.

   There are many ethnic Indonesians in the Netherlands

5. ethnic(Adjective)

   Belonging to a foreign culture.

   I like to eat ethnic food

6. ethnic(Adjective)

   Heathen, not Judeo-Christian.

Origin: From ethnique, from ethnicus ("pagan", "heathen"), from ἐθνικός, from ἔθνος.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Ethnic(adj)

   alt. of Ethnical

2. Ethnic(noun)

   a heathen; a pagan

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ethnic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3961

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ethnic' in Adjectives Frequency: #533

How to pronounce ethnic?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ethnic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ethnic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ethnic in a Sentence

1. Nsengiyumva Pierre Claver:

   There is a very great risk of ethnic conflict.

2. Ernest Bromley:

   Last year, I think O'Rourke could have done much better with ethnic voters.

3. Shiv Vishvanathan:

   Religious communities, ethnic groups, historical figures are all off-limits.

4. Anselme Nsabimana:

   The gunmen are composed of all ethnic groups and are from different provinces of Burundi.

5. Min Thein:

   In Myanmar, Rohingya is not considered as an ethnic (race) according to our history books.

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