Multiethnic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Multiethnic is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.
More Meanings
- A member of more than one ethnic group.
Example Sentences
In general, they are propagating the image of Ukrainians as the European descendants of good peasant stock, of multiethnic pioneers, and of an ancient multiethnic state.
As a multicultural and multiethnic society, Singapore has four official languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English, with Malay considered the national language and English as a nominally neutral ‘working language’ allowing communication across all communities.
Word Forms
- multi-ethnic
- multiethnics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include multi-ethnic, multiracial, ethnic, multinational, inter-ethnic, multi-racial.
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