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ethnicity

[eth-nis-i-tee] / ɛθˈnɪs ɪ ti /
NOUN
ethnic background
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She is also scheduled to teach two other classes this spring: one on African-American politics and another on the politics of race, ethnicity and immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The practice of collecting race and ethnicity data is as old as the census itself.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It said this included information about the ethnicity and sexual orientation of its users.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

That relationship remained even after the researchers accounted for differences in age, sex, race, ethnicity, and education level.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

As she was answering questions, a couple of adults asked her what ethnicity she was, Croatian?

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

If he does, he’ll empower more kids—of all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds—to access more learning options and better schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“Tigi Tigi” had been marketed as a song to combat racial discrimination — both artists stressed that it was meant to project unity across all ethnicities and races.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

“When we separate and look at all the distinct Asian ethnicities, we see a wide variation,” Cheng said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

The Home Office has already carried out testing on images of people across different ethnicities and genders, including those that make up the asylum-seeking population, already in its operational system.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

“Bangkok, Amsterdam, Istanbul, and New York have different ethnicities and styles of dress,” she explained.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti



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