Synonyms of ethnic

ethnic

adjective

ˈeth-nik 

as in racial

of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture

a festival featuring ethnic food and music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• racial
• ethnical
• tribal
• cultural
• familial
• national
• multicultural
• folk
• kin
• kindred
• multiculti

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ethnic

What universities should teach A university should make students uncomfortable, but not because professors humiliate them, punish dissent, or demand that students defend political positions simply because of their religious or ethnic identities. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Onscreen, this ethnic conflict allowed Ken-san and other kimonoed gangsters to be presented as pure, sincere, patriotic heroes fighting for traditional Japanese values against savage aliens as well as local, gun-toting yakuza. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Some feel that they are expected to represent, exemplify, teach and do research with a focus on race and ethnic studies programs. — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

This interpretation, while supported by a substantial body of historical scholarship, is sharply contested by leaders of some Italian-American organizations, who laud Columbus as a symbol of ethnic pride. — Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026