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ethnic

[eth-nik] / ˈɛθ nɪk /
ADJECTIVE
racial, cultural
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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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