Ethnicity
noun
A group of people who share a common culture, language or history.
Jacob's ethnicity is Italian, his parents were born in Italy.
Often appears as...
- ethnicity and culture
- ethnicity and race
noun
The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common cultural tradition.
The city is known for its cultural diversity and multiple ethnicities
Often appears as...
- ethnicity grouping
- define ethnicity
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Academic
noun
A category of people who identify with each other, usually on the basis of presumed similarities such as common language, ancestry, history, society, culture or nation.
Ethnicity plays an important role in shaping an individual's identity.
Often appears as...
- ethnicity classification
- ethnicity research
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Academic
noun
A group of people who share a common culture, language or history.
Jacob's ethnicity is Italian, his parents were born in Italy.
Often appears as...
- ethnicity and culture
- ethnicity and race
noun
The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common cultural tradition.
The city is known for its cultural diversity and multiple ethnicities
Often appears as...
- ethnicity grouping
- define ethnicity
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A category of people who identify with each other, usually on the basis of presumed similarities such as common language, ancestry, history, society, culture or nation.
Ethnicity plays an important role in shaping an individual's identity.
Often appears as...
- ethnicity classification
- ethnicity research
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Shared Identity
Ethnicity implies a shared collective identity among a group, not just individual traits.
Although born in different countries, they felt a connection through their Chinese ethnicity.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Misconception
Ethnicity is sometimes used interchangeably with race, but they are not the same.
Despite their different ethnicities, they all belonged to the same race.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Borders
Ethnicity can transcend national boundaries, with ethnic groups spread across countries.
The Kurdish ethnicity spans several nations in the Middle East.
Pro Tip 1/3Shared Identity
Ethnicity implies a shared collective identity among a group, not just individual traits.
Although born in different countries, they felt a connection through their Chinese ethnicity.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Misconception
Ethnicity is sometimes used interchangeably with race, but they are not the same.
Despite their different ethnicities, they all belonged to the same race.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Borders
Ethnicity can transcend national boundaries, with ethnic groups spread across countries.
The Kurdish ethnicity spans several nations in the Middle East.
Pro Tip 1/3Shared Identity
Ethnicity implies a shared collective identity among a group, not just individual traits.
Although born in different countries, they felt a connection through their Chinese ethnicity.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Misconception
Ethnicity is sometimes used interchangeably with race, but they are not the same.
Despite their different ethnicities, they all belonged to the same race.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Borders
Ethnicity can transcend national boundaries, with ethnic groups spread across countries.
The Kurdish ethnicity spans several nations in the Middle East.
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Jackson Katz: Violence...
What are the roles of various institutions in helping to produce abusive men? What's the role of religious belief systems, the sports culture, the pornography culture, the family structure, economics, and how that intersects, and race and ethnicity and how that intersects? How does all this work? And then, once we start making those kinds of connections
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We're building a...
and we're just at the beginning stages of this. These algorithms can quite easily infer things like your people's ethnicity, religious and political views, personality traits, intelligence, happiness, use of addictive substances, parental separation, age and genders,
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Hackers: the internet's...
As individuals or in groups, volunteers or military conflicts, there are hackers everywhere. They come from all walks of life, ethnicities, ideologies and genders, I might add. They are now shaping the world's stage. Hackers represent an exceptional force for change
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The Unconquered:...
speak because the only contact that's ever been sustained between the outside world and this group has been one of flying bullets in one direction in flying arrows in the other so nobody knows what language they speak nobody knows what ethnicity they belong to and
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How do US Supreme Court...
Many other factors come up for consideration, as well, including experience, personal loyalties, ethnicity, and gender. The candidates are then thoroughly vetted down to their tax records and payments to domestic help. Once the president interviews the candidate
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How I help people...
It's where it looks like your skin is getting white patches, but it's actually void of color. It affects all ethnicities, it affects all ages, all genders, it's not contagious, it's not life-threatening,
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The data behind...
which I think is good news for this crowd. More underrepresented -- Sorry. Sorry but not sorry. More underrepresented characters in terms of race and ethnicity, and most importantly,
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America Ferrera: My...
existing in the center of her own life story. I traveled throughout the US and to multiple countries with this film where people, regardless of their age, ethnicity, body type,
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A funny look at the...
the globe or what your ethnicity babies will end up looking like that that boy is surprised because he just found out both his parents are black
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The beauty of human skin...
related to human ethnicity, optophysiology, face recognition or Alzheimer's. One of the most important impacts of the project
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Jackson Katz: Violence...
What are the roles of various institutions in helping to produce abusive men? What's the role of religious belief systems, the sports culture, the pornography culture, the family structure, economics, and how that intersects, and race and ethnicity and how that intersects? How does all this work? And then, once we start making those kinds of connections
Video examples
We're building a...
and we're just at the beginning stages of this. These algorithms can quite easily infer things like your people's ethnicity, religious and political views, personality traits, intelligence, happiness, use of addictive substances, parental separation, age and genders,
Video examples
Hackers: the internet's...
As individuals or in groups, volunteers or military conflicts, there are hackers everywhere. They come from all walks of life, ethnicities, ideologies and genders, I might add. They are now shaping the world's stage. Hackers represent an exceptional force for change
Video examples
The Unconquered:...
speak because the only contact that's ever been sustained between the outside world and this group has been one of flying bullets in one direction in flying arrows in the other so nobody knows what language they speak nobody knows what ethnicity they belong to and
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How do US Supreme Court...
Many other factors come up for consideration, as well, including experience, personal loyalties, ethnicity, and gender. The candidates are then thoroughly vetted down to their tax records and payments to domestic help. Once the president interviews the candidate
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How I help people...
It's where it looks like your skin is getting white patches, but it's actually void of color. It affects all ethnicities, it affects all ages, all genders, it's not contagious, it's not life-threatening,
Video examples
The data behind...
which I think is good news for this crowd. More underrepresented -- Sorry. Sorry but not sorry. More underrepresented characters in terms of race and ethnicity, and most importantly,
Video examples
America Ferrera: My...
existing in the center of her own life story. I traveled throughout the US and to multiple countries with this film where people, regardless of their age, ethnicity, body type,
Video examples
A funny look at the...
the globe or what your ethnicity babies will end up looking like that that boy is surprised because he just found out both his parents are black
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The beauty of human skin...
related to human ethnicity, optophysiology, face recognition or Alzheimer's. One of the most important impacts of the project
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Tomi Adeyemi
Nigerian Writer
I want to give something to the world that I feel I missed out on as a child, and I want to help people of all races, ethnicities, and orientations understand that no matter what differences we may think we have, everyone is a human, and everyone deserves to be respected and valued.
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Kylie Bunbury
Canadian Actress
I think that TV and film are very important mediums to show what people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations can do, and I think that, as women, we are still in the process of proving what we can do, what we can accomplish, and who we are.
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Lauren Jauregui
American Musician
Some of our songs are empowering, but I feel like more so than our music, it's who we are. We're four women who are completely different ethnicities, completely different body types, completely different walks of life and opinions.
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Simon Baron-Cohen
British Psychologist
What we want is that one day every workplace will be diverse - we already encourage that with gender and ethnicity, but the next frontier is neurodiversity and it will become ordinary. People won't think twice about it.
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Huma Qureshi
Indian Actress
I believe in equal pay for equal work. Gender, race, skin colour, or ethnicity should not be the parameters to hire someone or to decide how much they should be paid.
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Ethan Coen
American Director
It's important to tell the story you're telling in the right way, which might involve black people or people of whatever heritage or ethnicity - or it might not.
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Zendaya
American Actress
It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. Representation is very important.
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Preston Manning
Canadian Politician
Do not ghettoize society by putting people into legal categories of gender, race, ethnicity, language, or other such characteristics.
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Lauren London
American Actress
Whatever your ethnicity is, in this life you are going to be on a journey to discover who you are and how you feel about yourself.
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Shiva Ayyadurai
American Scientist
I have no doubt that my origin and ethnicity have strongly influenced controversy over my invention of email.
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Tomi Adeyemi
Nigerian Writer
I want to give something to the world that I feel I missed out on as a child, and I want to help people of all races, ethnicities, and orientations understand that no matter what differences we may think we have, everyone is a human, and everyone deserves to be respected and valued.
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Kylie Bunbury
Canadian Actress
I think that TV and film are very important mediums to show what people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations can do, and I think that, as women, we are still in the process of proving what we can do, what we can accomplish, and who we are.
Quote examples
Lauren Jauregui
American Musician
Some of our songs are empowering, but I feel like more so than our music, it's who we are. We're four women who are completely different ethnicities, completely different body types, completely different walks of life and opinions.
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Simon Baron-Cohen
British Psychologist
What we want is that one day every workplace will be diverse - we already encourage that with gender and ethnicity, but the next frontier is neurodiversity and it will become ordinary. People won't think twice about it.
Quote examples
Huma Qureshi
Indian Actress
I believe in equal pay for equal work. Gender, race, skin colour, or ethnicity should not be the parameters to hire someone or to decide how much they should be paid.
Quote examples
Ethan Coen
American Director
It's important to tell the story you're telling in the right way, which might involve black people or people of whatever heritage or ethnicity - or it might not.
Quote examples
Zendaya
American Actress
It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. Representation is very important.
Quote examples
Preston Manning
Canadian Politician
Do not ghettoize society by putting people into legal categories of gender, race, ethnicity, language, or other such characteristics.
Quote examples
Lauren London
American Actress
Whatever your ethnicity is, in this life you are going to be on a journey to discover who you are and how you feel about yourself.
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Shiva Ayyadurai
American Scientist
I have no doubt that my origin and ethnicity have strongly influenced controversy over my invention of email.
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