ethnic

[ˈeθnɪk]

Definition:
1. Denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people.
2. Connected with or belonging to a nation, race or people that shares a cultural tradition.
3. Typical of a country or culture that is very different from modern Western culture and therefore interesting for people in Western countries.

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Use 'ethnic' in a sentence:

1. Ethnic minorities are continually scapegoated for the lack of jobs.
2. The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity.
3. We have learned much about the foolish idea of excluding people on the presumption of the ethnic/racial inferiority.
4. Article 10 The State, in light of the characteristics and needs of the different minority ethnic groups, provides assistance to the development of educational undertakings in regions inhabited by the minority ethnic groups.
5. Some ethnic groups speak their own languages and have their own styles of dress, too.
6. They've been living and working peacefully with members of various ethnic groups.
7. Of all the ethnic groups, the Han people have the second largest population.
8. Within the larger ethnic community, rotating credit associations have been used to raise capital.
9. The Chinese make up the largest single ethnic group in the city's public classrooms.
10. If political and ethnic problems are not resolved the situation could become uncontrollable.
11. Ethnic tensions are an old problem here.
12. The school teaches students from different ethnic groups.
13. All Singaporeans have to pass exams in the official language of their ethnic group as well as English.
14. There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia.
15. The ethnic minorities will be effectively stateless.
16. Students of ethnic backgrounds learn better from a multicultural curriculum.
17. The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.
18. The street includes a large chunk of ethnic Chinese ghetto.
19. This shop sells a magnificent range of ethnic fabrics.
20. Work with regard to ethnic groups, religions, and overseas Chinese was strengthened.
21. They have redrawn the country's boundaries along ethnic lines.
22. These ethnic- and class-based traditions themselves challenged the legitimacy of patriarchal marriage.
23. In late May, government forces began the "ethnic cleansing" of the area around the town.
24. New Jersey School District Eases Pressure on Students — Baring an Ethnic Divide.
25. California legislators passed a bill last year that will bring ethnic studies to all its public high schools.
26. There is a crying need for more magistrates from the ethnic minority communities.
27. The ethnic populations are so intermingled that there's bound to be conflict.
28. Now more and more high schools in America are including ethnic studies in their curriculums.
29. Unlike the persons first to arrive, they are not all ethnic kin of the local population, which supported Mr. Ouattara.
30. Some ethnic groups can't become acclimatized to the mainstream.
31. Different cultural features of ethnic groups are in tune with one another and work out a melody.
32. It's true that each ethnic group is well known for songs and dances.
33. There are other important ethnic groups, including the Zhuang, the Yi, the Miao and so on.
34. Ethnic festivals in Guizhou are concentrated in April and May.
35. This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.
36. To soften a formal look, Caroline recommends ethnic blouses.
37. Some school districts, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, already offer ethnic studies at its high schools.
38. China's ethnic minorities constitute less than 7 percent of its total population.
39. Representatives of different ethnic groups gather together to discuss important affairs of the state.
40. Akmal's litigation rights, ethnic and religious customs have been fully respected and guaranteed.
41. The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing.
42. The school has pupils from different ethnic backgrounds.
43. In late May, government forces began the 'ethnic cleansing' of the area around the town.
44. You will also see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals of practically every country.
45. Philadelphia may be known as home of the establishment and ethnics.
46. The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities.
47. He acknowledged that Mr Taylor's colour and ethnic origins were utterly irrelevant in the circumstances.
48. The book explores the connection between American ethnic and regional literatures.
49. The last decade has witnessed a serious rise in the levels of racism and hostility to Black and ethnic groups.
50. They promote social integration and assimilation of minority ethnic groups into the culture.
51. These institutions have made the assertion of ethnic identity possible.
52. Ethnic tensions among the republics could lead to civil war.
53. Students are placed in small groups with counselors ( trained seniors on campus); they have access to cultural and ethnic affinity groups, tutoring centers and also have a summer orientation specifically for first-generation students ( the latter being one of the most common programs for students).
54. The violence was the result of political and ethnic conflicts.
55. Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable.