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ethnic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ethnic

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 of ethnic

ethnical, racial, tribal
Words Related to ethnic

familial

folk

kin, kindred

cultural, multiculti, multicultural, national
Antonyms of ethnic

nonracial

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