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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.
—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
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
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Directed by Lakshmipriya Devi in his feature debut as a filmmaker and produced by Excel Entertainment (Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani), the film tells the story of a young boy navigating ethnic tensions in the Northern region of Manipur to bring his father home.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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His tenure also ended course requirements that brought many students into ethnic and gender studies classes.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Alan Cumming briefly paused Sunday's BAFTA Film Awards on two separate occasions to address the expletives and racial slur that Tourette's syndrome advocate John Davidson yelled during the telecast, according to reports.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Democrats have regularly claimed that identification requirements are challenging to obtain for lower-income Americans, racial minorities, and, in some cases, women.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Ethnical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnical. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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