ethnicities

plural of ethnicity
as in nationalities
a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities

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Recent Examples of ethnicities But the show isn’t dealing in Hamilton-esque race-blind casting, where the ethnicities of the performers go unacknowledged in the story. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026 Yet there are surprisingly few evaluations across different ethnicities, body compositions, and intensities of physical activity. Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 The church’s origins date to the arrival of Christian missionaries in Mombasa in 1844, and its membership has long represented a diverse cross section of Kenyan society, with members of various ethnicities and social strata. Stephanie Triplettall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa, the big three of the three hundred–plus ethnicities that made up the national character, exerted their outsized influence in the shattering wave of military coups that preceded and followed the brutal civil war. Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 In the form, companies must report the number of male and female workers in 10 broad job categories, as well as the number of workers of different races and ethnicities. Connor Greene, Time, 22 July 2026 Coming from an immigrant family, Novoa is bilingual in Spanish and English and has a strong focus on advocating for underrepresented voices, championing everything from LGBTQ+ creators to diverse ethnicities and emerging talent. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 July 2026 People of all ages and ethnicities waited in a line that was easily an hour long. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Down the aisles, which were labeled by different ethnicities and regions of the world, including Mediterranean, Hispanic, Asian and Indian, a wide variety of international foods could be found. Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicities
Noun
  • Recent incidents drawing public scrutiny in Thailand have involved tourists of several nationalities, but one of the highest profile cases was of an Israeli tourist who was convicted of threatening a zoo owner and then deported.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Recent incidents drawing public scrutiny in Thailand have involved tourists of several nationalities, but one of the highest-profile cases was of an Israeli tourist who was convicted of threatening a zoo owner and then deported.
    Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Yet at an event on Thursday, Huang displayed unwavering confidence, projecting that Nvidia's chip sales will double next year as nations and corporations continue scaling up AI investments.
    , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • One alternative is that disgruntled diplomacy among two nations (in the absence of a recession) will only make sports fans clutch their hockey entertainment (and maybe equipment) more closely.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Over the following quarter century, this mechanism migrated from Muslims to immigrants, racial protesters, cultural minorities, and, ultimately, partisan opponents themselves.
    Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • More redrawing followed this year after the United States Supreme Court weakened protections for districts drawn to benefit minorities.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Bregman estimated the Bregman Family Racing’s horses have won around 25-30 races over the years.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered political entity that dared to criticize the war, was removed from the ballot last month by Russia’s Supreme Court, and only has a few dozen candidates in the single-constituency races.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Ethnicities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicities. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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