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ethnicity

noun as in ethnic background

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"That's why I would say to women to get prepared because our bodies are different, and because of our ethnicity, our risks are also different," she said.

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The best way to build a stronger, more unified military would, of course, be to make people feel welcome regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or gender identification.

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At that point, I was like, I have to give them everything and explain to them my background, ethnicity, everything, just to be fully vulnerable.

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La migra regularly harass U.S. citizens even after they’ve offered proof of residency and have ignored court-ordered restraining orders banning them from targeting people because of their ethnicity.

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Graham observed that outside the U.S., “nation” is often irrevocably tied to ethnicity, and “the conceptual shift…is part of a broader rhetorical change on the right.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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