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Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English ethnic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English ethnically From ethnic + -ally.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to ethnicity.
London has one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the world. It absorbs more than half of all immigrants to Britain.
2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2022, retrieved 28 Sep 2013:But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party.
2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2023:Domestic extremists are motivated by a range of ideologies which “reflects an increasingly complex threat landscape, including racially or ethnically motivated threats and antigovernment or antiauthority threats,” the report says.
2021 April 13, Katie Bo Williams, Zachary Cohen, “US intelligence community warns of devastating long-term impact of coronavirus pandemic”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2021: