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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Racial disparities were also reported in a 2023 analysis from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which found that African American children made up 21% of all drownings for kids younger than age 15 in which race and ethnicity are known.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Rubio underscored to al-Shaibani the critical importance of protecting the human rights of all Syrians regardless of ethnicity or religion, the White House said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 May 2025
Republicans were more likely than Democrats to know and trust their neighbors, but researchers pointed out a caveat with the data — the differences are related to other factors like race and ethnicity and education levels.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
By almost every metric, CPS is failing students of all races and ethnicities.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Rubio underscored to al-Shaibani the critical importance of protecting the human rights of all Syrians regardless of ethnicity or religion, the White House said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 May 2025
Republicans were more likely than Democrats to know and trust their neighbors, but researchers pointed out a caveat with the data — the differences are related to other factors like race and ethnicity and education levels.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
By almost every metric, CPS is failing students of all races and ethnicities.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 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 29 May. 2025.
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