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
Recent Examples on the Web
Bhutanese, Mongolian, Nepali and Laotian are among the qualified ethnicities on the list.
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
In South Brooklyn where the neighbourhoods of Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay and Ocean Parkway intersect in a blend of ethnicities languages and cultures; the people are tough resilient and more than a little stubborn.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
However, diversity varies from state to state and can be defined as something that goes beyond race, gender, or ethnicity.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Of course, because humans travel anywhere and everywhere, there are definitely Western writers who have told stories about various ethnicities, set in diverse locations, who have done phenomenally well with the telling.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
In South Brooklyn where the neighbourhoods of Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay and Ocean Parkway intersect in a blend of ethnicities languages and cultures; the people are tough resilient and more than a little stubborn.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
However, diversity varies from state to state and can be defined as something that goes beyond race, gender, or ethnicity.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Of course, because humans travel anywhere and everywhere, there are definitely Western writers who have told stories about various ethnicities, set in diverse locations, who have done phenomenally well with the telling.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ethnicity
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnicity. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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