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ethnic

[eth-nik] / ˈɛθ nɪk /
ADJECTIVE
racial, cultural
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“The impact of mass deportation is falling on Latinos as an ethnic group, not on undocumented immigrants as a legal category,” the report read in part.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

As a condition of being tax-exempt, nonprofit private schools must attest that they won’t discriminate based on race, color, or national or ethnic origin.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

The crimes the ICC deals with are typically committed in conflicts between states or ethnic groups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The exodus and the ageing of the ethnic Slavic population -- many descendants of people forcibly resettled there in the Soviet era -- and the lack of economic prospects are all driving the internal migration.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Inside Jilin Province, China created the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, where forty percent of the population is ethnic Korean and where the government subsidizes Korean-language schools and publications.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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