as in ethnic
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
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.
—Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 2 Jan. 2019
Cohen arguably violated his ethnical obligation to keep his client informed.
—Jay Willis, GQ, 12 Mar. 2018
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
Adjective
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All four of the largest racial/ethnic groups saw enrollments grow at the undergraduate level, led by a 10.3 % increase among Black students, followed by gains of 6.7% for Asians, 5.3% for Hispanics, and 1.8% for white students.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Lee said there are a number of reasons low-income student populations in schools vary from year to year and are part of overall changes in the student body, like slight declines in district enrollment and increasing ethnic diversity.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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In 1971, the IRS formalized the policy of denying tax-exempt status to private schools that practiced racial discrimination, setting the stage to send the matter to the Supreme Court.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Instead, they may be identified as having a combination of racial backgrounds.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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“Ethnical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnical. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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