interethnic
adjective
in·ter·eth·nic
ˌin-tər-ˈeth-nik 
variants
or inter-ethnic
: existing or occurring between two or more ethnic groups
interethnic relationships
interethnic differences
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Inside Israel, where Jews live alongside some two million Palestinian citizens of Israel, interethnic violence has been rare.
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Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024
But their task now will be protecting a likely wave of civilians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh and discouraging interethnic revenge killings.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh has been ongoing since late 1980s and was among the first interethnic clashes in the late Soviet Union that triggered its eventual collapse.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
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Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024
But their task now will be protecting a likely wave of civilians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh and discouraging interethnic revenge killings.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh has been ongoing since late 1980s and was among the first interethnic clashes in the late Soviet Union that triggered its eventual collapse.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
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“Interethnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interethnic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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