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Definition ethnic in American English

ethnic adjective

adjective
/ˈeθnɪk/
1

relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions

Example

The country's population consists of three main ethnic groups.

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advanced civilisation civilise
1.1

used about fighting between people from different ethnic groups living in the same place

Example

ethnic conflict/violence

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active duty active service aggressor
1.2

used for referring to people from a particular ethnic group, when they live in a country where most people are from a different ethnic group

Example

ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo

Synonyms and related words
absorb absorption accept
2

ethnic clothing, food, music, etc. comes from countries outside Western Europe and North America

Example

ethnic restaurants

Example

a festival of ethnic music

Synonyms and related words
advanced civilisation civilise
Definition ethnic in American English