ethnic group
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ethnic group — index blood, family (common ancestry), race Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Ethnic group — Ethnicity redirects here. For the 2003 kayla listening album, see Ethnicity (Yanni album). Peoples redirects here. For the defunct chain of department stores, see Peoples (store). For jewelry store chain in Canada, see Zale Corporation. An ethnic … Wikipedia
ethnic group — group of people united by common ethnic characteristics (such as language, culture, religion, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
ethnic group — Social group or category of the population that, in a larger society, is set apart and bound together by common ties of language, nationality, or culture. Ethnic diversity, the legacy of political conquests and migrations, is one aspect of the… … Universalium
ethnic group — a particular group of people within a larger population distinguished by ethnic characteristics … Geography glossary
ethnic group — noun people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture • Syn: ↑ethnos • Hypernyms: ↑group, ↑grouping • Hyponyms: ↑ethnic minority, ↑Azeri, ↑Bengali … Useful english dictionary
ethnic group — Synonyms and related words: breakaway group, camp, caucus, community, culture, division, faction, interest, interest group, minority group, nation, nationality, offshoot, party, people, political party, pressure group, race, sect, side, silent… … Moby Thesaurus
ethnic group — A social group characterized by a distinctive social and cultural tradition maintained from generation to generation, a common history and origin and a sense of identification with the group; members of the group have distinctive features in… … Medical dictionary
ethnic group — /ɛθnɪk ˈgrup/ (say ethnik groohp) noun a group of people, racially or historically related, having a common and distinctive culture …
Yao (ethnic group in Africa) — ethnic group group=Yao 9 to 10 year old boys of the Yao tribe participating in circumcision and initiation rites (March 2005). poptime= 2 million popplace=Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania rels=Islam langs=Chiyao, Chichewa, Chitimbuka, Swahili,… … Wikipedia
