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of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a clinical study involving volunteers from different ethnical and economic backgrounds
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Recent Examples of ethnical
Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
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Ellie Cook
shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
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Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection.
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Marina Liao,
Marie Claire,
2 Jan. 2019
Cohen arguably violated his ethnical obligation to keep his client informed.
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Jay Willis,
GQ,
12 Mar. 2018
Ellie Cook
shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection.
—
Marina Liao,
Marie Claire,
2 Jan. 2019
Cohen arguably violated his ethnical obligation to keep his client informed.
—
Jay Willis,
GQ,
12 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnical
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As was the trend with every other ethnic group, Latinx women directors made up a smaller percentage than their male counterparts, accounting for 2% of streaming directors compared to 3% for Latinx male directors.
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Protesters and political opposition alike now must reckon with an increasingly paranoid regime that has witnessed enemy infiltration and faces Trump’s claims of arming ethnic opposition groups.
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Critics argued that the message of a White man elevated above both a Native American and an African symbolized racial superiority.
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The phenomenon persisted even after men moved to a different state, and the effects were stronger among men exposed to the experiences of their own racial group.
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“Ethnical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnical. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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