Ethnic
adjective
Relating to a group of people who share a specific culture, religion, language, or race.
They serve ethnic food at the restaurant.
Often appears as...
- ethnic group
- ethnic diversity
adjective
Being a part of a specific ethnic group, especially one that is a minority or marginalized.
She's the first ethnic woman to hold this position.
Often appears as...
- ethnic minority
- ethnic item
noun
A person who is from an ethnic group, especially one that is a minority or marginalized.
Ethnics have been facing discrimination in many societies.
Often appears as...
- discrimination against ethnics
- rights of ethnics
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Relating to a group of people who share a specific culture, religion, language, or race.
They serve ethnic food at the restaurant.
Often appears as...
- ethnic group
- ethnic diversity
adjective
Being a part of a specific ethnic group, especially one that is a minority or marginalized.
She's the first ethnic woman to hold this position.
Often appears as...
- ethnic minority
- ethnic item
noun
A person who is from an ethnic group, especially one that is a minority or marginalized.
Ethnics have been facing discrimination in many societies.
Often appears as...
- discrimination against ethnics
- rights of ethnics
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Identity
Used to describe attributes that symbolize a group's heritage and characteristics.
The festival celebrated ethnic traditions from her Greek heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader Usage
'Ethnic' refers to more than race, including traditions, language, and history.
She studied ethnic languages of the Amazon tribes.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Foreign
'Ethnic' can refer to dominant cultures; not exclusively foreign or exotic ones.
American jazz is an ethnic genre tied to African American culture.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Identity
Used to describe attributes that symbolize a group's heritage and characteristics.
The festival celebrated ethnic traditions from her Greek heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader Usage
'Ethnic' refers to more than race, including traditions, language, and history.
She studied ethnic languages of the Amazon tribes.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Foreign
'Ethnic' can refer to dominant cultures; not exclusively foreign or exotic ones.
American jazz is an ethnic genre tied to African American culture.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Identity
Used to describe attributes that symbolize a group's heritage and characteristics.
The festival celebrated ethnic traditions from her Greek heritage.
Pro Tip 2/3Broader Usage
'Ethnic' refers to more than race, including traditions, language, and history.
She studied ethnic languages of the Amazon tribes.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Foreign
'Ethnic' can refer to dominant cultures; not exclusively foreign or exotic ones.
American jazz is an ethnic genre tied to African American culture.
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Do politics make us...
Our political, ethnic, religious, and national identities are all different forms of partisanship. Of course, identifying with social groups is an essential and healthy part of human life. Our sense of self is defined not only by who we are as individuals, but also by the groups we belong to.
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The difference between...
are better or worse than others, superior or inferior than others. We're either being racist, or we're being anti-racist. We're expressing notions that the racial groups are equals, despite any cultural or even ethnic differences. We're either supporting policies that are leading
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A Black man goes...
You see, nature doesn't care about your race. That's man-made. Nature just cares about healthy organisms, and your precious ethnic features are expendable to that aim. So the moment that you let go of that racist identity and relatch onto humanity, all your problems go away.
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After Decades of...
this world than being tapped for having natural ability in medicine south asians are no longer caricatures like apu but we still normalize our identities under certain conventions whether they're ambitious doctors or the token ethnic person tasked with
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How to seek truth in the...
but all the way to ethnic cleansing and genocide, and that has been adjudicated in the highest war crimes court in the world. So, we know what we were seeing. Trying to tell the world what we were seeing brought us accusations of bias,
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Is invisibility the...
very strongly centered in Jakarta here and it was a very centralized structure and that worked for a while but of course you've got all these different ethnic groups there's all these different interests
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The gender-fluid history...
a collective term for shamans of various ethnic groups. They were the community healers, specialists in herbal and divine lore. They delivered babies and communicated with the spirit world.
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Unsung Heroes of Everest...
Sherpa does not mean to carry something. It's an ethnic group, it's not a job. I wanted to know about the Sherpa. And reveal a part of their soul and their life and their vision
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My failed mission to...
even though I did not find God, I found a home in even today, in a world fractured by religious, ethnic, political, philosophical, and racial divides,
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Stefan Wolff: The path...
Today I want to talk to you about ethnic conflict and civil war. These are not normally the most cheerful of topics,
Video examples
Do politics make us...
Our political, ethnic, religious, and national identities are all different forms of partisanship. Of course, identifying with social groups is an essential and healthy part of human life. Our sense of self is defined not only by who we are as individuals, but also by the groups we belong to.
Video examples
The difference between...
are better or worse than others, superior or inferior than others. We're either being racist, or we're being anti-racist. We're expressing notions that the racial groups are equals, despite any cultural or even ethnic differences. We're either supporting policies that are leading
Video examples
A Black man goes...
You see, nature doesn't care about your race. That's man-made. Nature just cares about healthy organisms, and your precious ethnic features are expendable to that aim. So the moment that you let go of that racist identity and relatch onto humanity, all your problems go away.
Video examples
After Decades of...
this world than being tapped for having natural ability in medicine south asians are no longer caricatures like apu but we still normalize our identities under certain conventions whether they're ambitious doctors or the token ethnic person tasked with
Video examples
How to seek truth in the...
but all the way to ethnic cleansing and genocide, and that has been adjudicated in the highest war crimes court in the world. So, we know what we were seeing. Trying to tell the world what we were seeing brought us accusations of bias,
Video examples
Is invisibility the...
very strongly centered in Jakarta here and it was a very centralized structure and that worked for a while but of course you've got all these different ethnic groups there's all these different interests
Video examples
The gender-fluid history...
a collective term for shamans of various ethnic groups. They were the community healers, specialists in herbal and divine lore. They delivered babies and communicated with the spirit world.
Video examples
Unsung Heroes of Everest...
Sherpa does not mean to carry something. It's an ethnic group, it's not a job. I wanted to know about the Sherpa. And reveal a part of their soul and their life and their vision
Video examples
My failed mission to...
even though I did not find God, I found a home in even today, in a world fractured by religious, ethnic, political, philosophical, and racial divides,
Video examples
Stefan Wolff: The path...
Today I want to talk to you about ethnic conflict and civil war. These are not normally the most cheerful of topics,
Example 1 of 10
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Zawe Ashton
English Actress
I had a meeting a while back with a big group of women - actors and producers and writers - who are all ethnic minorities and we just aired what we thought was happening and why, and someone said that, as a black or mixed race actress, you feel like you're renting space instead of carving out a career. But I'm just going to get on with it.
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Eric Greitens
American Politician
The U.S. military may well be the best-integrated large institution on the planet. You have people from every corner of the country, every ethnic background, every walk of life, and we all come together to serve.
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Jess Row
American Novelist
The truth is that much of the plastic surgery we see today has a racial or ethnic component because it has to do with inherently racial concepts of physical perfection, like the 'Roman nose.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Creating whole departments of ethnic, gender, and other 'studies' was part of the price of academic peace. All too often, these 'studies' are about propaganda rather than serious education.
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Freida Pinto
Indian Actress
I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features.
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Jose Serrano
American Politician
People must realize that a crime motivated by racial or ethnic prejudice against one group is a crime against all of us.
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Al D'Amato
American Politician
As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.
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Jim Harrison
American Writer
Nothing in the world causes more problems than concepts of ethnic virtue. It's irrelevant.
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Billy Dee Williams
American Actor
The only thing that said 'Lando Calrissian' was ethnic was his looks.
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Ruth Rendell
British Writer
Women's rights are more important than their ethnic rights.
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Zawe Ashton
English Actress
I had a meeting a while back with a big group of women - actors and producers and writers - who are all ethnic minorities and we just aired what we thought was happening and why, and someone said that, as a black or mixed race actress, you feel like you're renting space instead of carving out a career. But I'm just going to get on with it.
Quote examples
Eric Greitens
American Politician
The U.S. military may well be the best-integrated large institution on the planet. You have people from every corner of the country, every ethnic background, every walk of life, and we all come together to serve.
Quote examples
Jess Row
American Novelist
The truth is that much of the plastic surgery we see today has a racial or ethnic component because it has to do with inherently racial concepts of physical perfection, like the 'Roman nose.
Quote examples
Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Creating whole departments of ethnic, gender, and other 'studies' was part of the price of academic peace. All too often, these 'studies' are about propaganda rather than serious education.
Quote examples
Freida Pinto
Indian Actress
I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features.
Quote examples
Jose Serrano
American Politician
People must realize that a crime motivated by racial or ethnic prejudice against one group is a crime against all of us.
Quote examples
Al D'Amato
American Politician
As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.
Quote examples
Jim Harrison
American Writer
Nothing in the world causes more problems than concepts of ethnic virtue. It's irrelevant.
Quote examples
Billy Dee Williams
American Actor
The only thing that said 'Lando Calrissian' was ethnic was his looks.
Quote examples
Ruth Rendell
British Writer
Women's rights are more important than their ethnic rights.
Example 1 of 10
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