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ethnic

adjective as in racial, cultural

Strong match

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"Seeing a lot of other ethnic minorities being able to play music just creates a community amongst everyone," she says.

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This term, which was unfamiliar to many, referred to districts where no racial or ethnic group had a majority.

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“The Nigerian delegation refuted allegations of genocide in Nigeria, emphasizing that violent attacks affect families and communities across religious and ethnic lines,” Onanuga said.

The Nigerian government has responded that "violent attacks affect families and communities across religious and ethnic lines".

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For centuries the Maniq -- one of Thailand's smallest ethnic minorities — lived as hunter-gatherers, roaming the rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, moving with the seasons in search of food.

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