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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

But the race and ethnicity change is also important and could trigger large implications for public health.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The university said in a statement it can prove otherwise and “is committed to ensuring that every student is admitted based on their merit, and not on their race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The latest findings, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, show notable differences in dementia risk by sex, race, ethnicity, and genetics.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

As Hoagland would half-joke, whatever grit of an ethnicity.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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

The influence and ethnicities blended in discreetly over the centuries, Guevarra says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The Communist Party says it embraces different ethnicities.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

The 44-year-old is deeply engrained in United's culture and has no doubts about the integrity of the club's efforts to be welcoming to people of all ethnicities.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

It was a small, silly moment, but it also showed that boys from thirteen different countries and a wide array of ethnicities and religions and who spoke different languages were creating their own inside jokes.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John



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