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noun eth·nic·i·ty \ eth-ˈni-sə-tē \

Definition of ethnicity

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 that aggressively recruits a student body of diverse ethnicities

Recent Examples of ethnicity from the Web

The ethnicity change filters have been designed to be equal in all aspects.

— veronica hilbring, Essence.com, "New FaceApp Filters Removed After Backlash," 11 Aug. 2017
The ethnicity change filters have been designed to be equal in all aspects.

— veronica hilbring, Essence.com, "New FaceApp Filters Removed After Backlash," 11 Aug. 2017
The ethnicity change filters have been designed to be equal in all aspects.

— gabriella paiella, The Cut, "Uh, This Photo-Editing App Now Has Racial Filters," 9 Aug. 2017
Subscribers in their 60s, families with preteen children and people of all ethnicities are now in the mix.

— pam kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Book of Mormon,' back with a younger cast, still witty, funny and wildly profane," 27 July 2017
Jurors were relatives of police officers and said on questionnaires that some ethnicities were more violent than others.

— mark curnutte, Cincinnati.com, "From Fountain Square to The Banks, Rally for Sam DuBose," 22 July 2017
China’s approach to ethnicities was inspired by the Soviet Union’s.

— The Economist, "Identity politicsWhy China’s Communists recognise just 56 ethnic groups," 13 July 2017
Others, regardless of their ethnicity, think Kagame’s success in transforming Rwanda’s society and economy is reason enough to support him.

— tonny onyulo, MSNBC Newsweek, "Savior or Dictator? Government Critics Challenge Rwanda's One-Party State and President Ahead of Election," 12 July 2017
The broad spectrum of skin tone shades ensured that women of every ethnicity could find shoes to match their complexions.

— lindsay peoples, The Cut, "Christian Louboutin Added Two New Styles to the Nude Collection," 29 June 2017

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First Known Use of ethnicity

1920

ethnicity Synonyms

Synonyms

nationality, nation, race

Related Words

minority; clan, family, folk, house, kindred, tribe

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

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