ethnicity

noun

eth·​nic·​i·​ty eth-ˈni-sə-tē 

plural ethnicities

1

: ethnic quality or affiliation

aspects of ethnicity

2

: a particular ethnic affiliation or group

students of diverse ethnicities

Synonyms of ethnicity

• nationality
• nation

Examples of ethnicity in a Sentence

a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities

Recent Examples on the Web

The profiles the algorithm developed also include detailed information on their income, race, ethnicity, place of origin, religion, language, marital status, gun ownership and more. —David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Anyone can become a potential organ donor regardless of age, ethnicity or medical history. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025

Autism affects children regardless of race, ethnicity or income level. —Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025

In September, the Supreme Court temporarily lifted a lower court’s injunction that had prohibited ICE agents from using race or ethnicity as a factor in immigration stops in the Los Angeles area. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ethnicity

• basicity
• chronicity
• complicity
• cyclicity
• duplicity
• facticity
• felicity
• helicity
• plasticity
• publicity
• rusticity
• simplicity