Synonyms of ethnic

ethnic

adjective

ˈeth-nik 

as in racial

of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture

a festival featuring ethnic food and music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• racial
• ethnical
• tribal
• cultural
• familial
• national
• multicultural
• folk
• kin
• kindred
• multiculti

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ethnic

For Balthaser, these developments bore out some of the Jewish left’s warnings about Zionism as a project of nationalism, imperialism, and ethnic exclusion. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2026

Senior High principal, said in a statement that one of McCoy’s most significant accomplishments has been facilitating dialogues between ethnic groups experiencing conflict. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2026

The manifesto that circulated online repeats tropes and rails against a cross-section of groups — including religious, ethnic and LGBTQ+ communities —and cites neo-Nazi ideology. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026