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a) The common characteristics of a group of people.b) Ones ethnic group.
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ethnicity — ethnicity, ethnic group Ethnicity defines individuals who consider themselves, or are considered by others, to share common characteristics which differentiate them from the other collectivities in a society , within which they develop distinct… … Dictionary of sociology
ethnicity — index family (common ancestry) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ethnicity — ethnic character, 1953, from ETHNIC (Cf. ethnic) + ITY (Cf. ity). Earlier it meant paganism (1772) … Etymology dictionary
ethnicity — [eth nis′ə tē] n. [ ETHNIC + ITY] ethnic classification or affiliation … English World dictionary
ethnicity — ethnic UK US /ˈeθnɪk/ adjective ► relating to a race or national group of people: »The factory s workforce reflects the ethnic mix of the local population. ► from a different race, or interesting because characteristic of an ethnic group which is … Financial and business terms
ethnicity — [[t]eθnɪ̱sɪti[/t]] ethnicities N VAR Ethnicity is the state or fact or belonging to a particular ethnic group. He said his ethnicity had not been important to him … English dictionary
ethnicity — UK [eθˈnɪsətɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms ethnicity : singular ethnicity plural ethnicities the fact that someone belongs to a particular ethnic group … English dictionary
ethnicity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1950 1. ethnic quality or affiliation < aspects of ethnicity > 2. a particular ethnic affiliation or group < students of diverse ethnicities > … New Collegiate Dictionary
ethnicity — Deriving from the Greek word ethnos, meaning ‘tribe’, today the term is used to describe people who, through long association of kinship, culture and often religion – as well as skin colour – share a common sense of identity. It refers to the… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
ethnicity — ethnic ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to a group of people having a common national or cultural tradition. 2) referring to origin by birth rather than by present nationality: ethnic Albanians. 3) relating to a non Western cultural tradition: ethnic… … English terms dictionary
ethnicity — noun an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations • Derivationally related forms: ↑ethnic • Hypernyms: ↑quality … Useful english dictionary
