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ethnic

[eth-nik] / ˈɛθ nɪk /
ADJECTIVE
racial, cultural
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For 39 days, local ethnic communities will make themselves known.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

More than two years ago, an alliance of ethnic and rebel groups made sweeping gains throughout the country, notching up a string of victories against the junta.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The small Caucasus country is still haunted by Azerbaijan's 2023 military takeover of Karabakh, which ended decades of territorial conflict and prompted the exodus of the enclave's 100,000-strong ethnic Armenian population.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“Asian Americans are actually the first racial and ethnic group for whom cancer is the leading cause of death,” said Scarlett Gomez, a cancer epidemiologist at UC San Francisco and a lead on the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

There had been changes in the ethnic makeup of Permian, but they were not nearly as radical.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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