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ethnic

释义

ethnic

adjective

UK /ˈeθnɪk/

1
relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions
The country’s population consists of three main ethnic groups.
Synonyms and related words
Culture, society and civilization
advanced
civilisation
civilise
1. 1a
  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
  ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo
  Synonyms and related words
  Community and the feeling of belonging to a community
  absorb
  absorption
  accept
2. 1b
  used about fighting between people from different ethnic groups living in the same place
  ethnic conflict/violence
  Synonyms and related words
  Fighting in a war and relating to fighting in a war
  action stations
  active duty
  active service

ethnic

adjective

US /ˈeθnɪk/

1
relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions
The country’s population consists of three main ethnic groups.
Synonyms and related words
Culture, society and civilization
advanced
civilisation
civilise
1. 1a
  used about fighting between people from different ethnic groups living in the same place
  ethnic conflict/violence
  Synonyms and related words
  Fighting in a war and relating to fighting in a war
  active duty
  active service
  aggressor
2. 1b
  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
  ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo
  Synonyms and related words
  Community and the feeling of belonging to a community
  absorb
  absorption
  accept
2
ethnic clothing, food, music, etc. comes from countries outside Western Europe and North America
ethnic restaurants
a festival of ethnic music
Synonyms and related words
Culture, society and civilization
advanced
civilisation
civilise

ethnic

noun countable mainly Americanoffensive

UK /ˈeθnɪk/

Word Forms

singular	ethnic
plural	ethnics

1
someone who belongs to an ethnic group that lives somewhere where most people are from a different race or country. This word is often considered offensive in the UK, so you should be very careful about using it.
Synonyms and related words
General words for races and nationalities
Aryan
black
blackness
Synonyms and related words
Offensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicity
black
colored
coloured

ethnic

noun countable

US /ˈeθnɪk/

Word Forms

singular	ethnic
plural	ethnics

1
someone who belongs to an ethnic group that lives somewhere where most people are from a different race or country
Synonyms and related words
General words for races and nationalities
Aryan
black
dual heritage

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