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ethnic

[eth-nik] / ˈɛθ nɪk /
ADJECTIVE
racial, cultural
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Most participants were White, which means the findings may not necessarily apply to men from other ethnic backgrounds.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

California has broadened the list of racial and ethnic categories people can select in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Canada’s and America’s regional and even ethnic identities map neatly onto one another, from the Pacific Northwest and the Great Plains to the Atlantic provinces and New England.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Figures released under freedom of information showed that where it was recorded, 89 of the suspects were white and 24 were Asian, African or from another ethnic group.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Furthermore, bands and tribes always, and chiefdoms usually, consist of a single ethnic and linguistic group.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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