ethnic
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Many of those arrested are ethnic Persians or members of local Shiite communities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
His language implicitly reaffirmed a vision of citizenship based on civic membership rather than ethnic inheritance.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
The government wants its citizens to identify as just Rwandans in an effort to promote reconciliation between the ethnic groups.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
But anyone who thinks of what happened as a flex of ethnic power isn’t paying attention.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Furthermore, the treaty forbade an Anschluss, or “union,” between Austria and Germany, even though a large population of ethnic Germans lived in Austria.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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We the People: Ethn
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