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ethnicity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ethnicity

a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions

  • a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities
Synonyms of ethnicity

nation, nationality, race
Words Related to ethnicity

minority

clan, family, folk, house, kindred, tribe

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