ethnic

CEFRC1

/ˈɛθ.nɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to a group sharing a culture or ancestry.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.

Examples

  • It's a school with a good social and ethnic mix of children.

  • The point about enclosure is that the configuration of ethnic groups must be clearly described.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.

  2. Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.

  3. Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.

More examples

In context

  • These foods are associated with ethnic groups.

  • Coinage with the ethnic ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΠΡΟΣ ΕΥΦΡΑΤΗΝ survives from the mid-second century A.D.

  • I like to eat ethnic food

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English ethnik, from Latin ethnicus ("pagan", "heathen"), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”). By surface analysis, ethno- + -ic.