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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Cancelling grants and funding on the basis of DEI constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other qualities, the organizations claimed.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Both victims were Hispanic, and officials said the suspect made statements about their ethnicity before opening fire.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Both victims were Hispanic, and officials said the suspect made statements about their ethnicity before opening fire.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnicity. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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