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ethnicity

[eth-nis-i-tee] / ɛθˈnɪs ɪ ti /
NOUN
ethnic background
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Reaction to the attack, and the alleged attacker's ethnicity, prompted protests on Tuesday evening in many parts of Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And while labor-force participation rates vary by race and ethnicity, factors other than hiring discrimination seem to be playing a larger role in the disparities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

For the three winning Latino candidates, their ethnicity was an afterthought.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“In the absence of ethnicity, religion or political ideologies, social networks can divide, and new group boundaries can emerge, leading to collective violence,” the authors write.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Music Research, a California-based firm, sent Kenna’s CD to twelve hundred people preselected by age, gender, and ethnicity.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell



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