ethnicity
noun
eth·nic·i·ty
eth-ˈni-sə-tē 
plural ethnicities
1
: ethnic quality or affiliation
aspects of ethnicity
2
: a particular ethnic affiliation or group
students of diverse ethnicities
Examples of ethnicity in a Sentence
a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities
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Currently, roughly 1 in 5 schools enroll students among whom 75% or more are of a single race or ethnicity, according to data shared at a committee hearing on Wednesday.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
No newborn has a religion, nationality, or ethnicity.
—Dr. Rami Kaminski, Time, 18 June 2025
Unemployment rates by race and ethnicity The household survey also includes unemployment rates by race and ethnicity.
—Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Trump has cited security concerns as his reasoning behind the bans, while some critics have called it discrimination based on ethnicity.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
No newborn has a religion, nationality, or ethnicity.
—Dr. Rami Kaminski, Time, 18 June 2025
Unemployment rates by race and ethnicity The household survey also includes unemployment rates by race and ethnicity.
—Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Trump has cited security concerns as his reasoning behind the bans, while some critics have called it discrimination based on ethnicity.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnicity. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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