Ethnicity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛθˈnɪsɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ethnicity is a noun meaning The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
Meaning
The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
More Meanings
- An ethnic group.
- (casual, euphemistic) Race; common ancestry.
Example Sentences
As a young Asian American, I was lucky growing up in an inclusive suburb, where although known to be predominantly Caucasian, all blends of cultures and ethnicities were embodied in the school populations. That said, the “K-wave” had not reached the depths of Naperville yet, and I remember K-pop lovers being perceived as outcasts all over the States.
Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept? […] After all, more and more diseases are reportedly correlated with ethnicity and race.
Word Forms
- ethnicities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ethnic, racial, nationality, nation, tribe, strain.
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