English Dictionary
Definition ethnic in British English
ethnic
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/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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1.1
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
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