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 Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. 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
Adjective
  • The skull wears a satroka bucket hat, worn by Madagascar's Betsileo ethnic group.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
  • California’s racial and ethnic makeup is expected to shift in the coming decades.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Continue reading … WILD IDEA – Whoopi Goldberg suggests Americans test racial profiling claims at the Super Bowl.
    , FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Department of Health and Human Services found disproportionate enrollment gains among Black and Latino Americans, helping to reduce racial disparities in coverage.
    Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Ethnical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnical. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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