ethnicity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɛθˈnɪsɪti/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁- Proto-Hellenic *séswōtʰa Ancient Greek ἔθω (éthō) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) ? Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós)bor. Latin ethnicusbor. Middle English ethnik English ethnic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ethnicity From ethnic + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept? […] After all, more and more diseases are reportedly correlated with ethnicity and race.
2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015, page 164:
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(countable, uncountable) An ethnic group.
As a young Asian American, I was lucky growing up in an inclusive suburb, where although known to be predominantly Caucasian, all blends of cultures and ethnicities were embodied in the school populations. That said, the “K-wave” had not reached the depths of Naperville yet, and I remember K-pop lovers being perceived as outcasts all over the States.
2021 December 14, Hibaq Farah, quoting Zee S, “‘BTS taught me that I am worthy’: readers on why they love the K-pop superstars”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2022:
- (countable, euphemistic, informal, uncountable) Race; common ancestry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethnicities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
metroethnicity · subethnicity · socioethnicity · panethnicity · meta-ethnicity · coethnicity · racenicity · neoethnicity · multiethnicity
Relateds
ethnical · ethnos · ethnically · ethnic · ethnology
Translations (140)
bo རྒྱལ་ཁོངས (ethnic group) · ga eitneacht (ethnic group) · ga eitneachas (characteristics of an ethnic group) · uk націона́льність (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hi ज़ात (ethnic group) · id kesukuan (characteristics of an ethnic group) · de Volkszugehörigkeit (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ko 민족 (ethnic group) · sh етницѝте̄т (ethnic group) · it etnicità (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hy ազգություն (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ba милләт (ethnic group) · fr appartenance ethnique (characteristics of an ethnic group) · kk этникалық тиістілік (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hu származás (characteristics of an ethnic group) · sv etnicitet (characteristics of an ethnic group) · vi sắc dân (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hu etnikum (ethnic group) · fa-ira قُوْمِیَّت (characteristics of an ethnic group) · it etnia (characteristics of an ethnic group) · cmn 民族 (ethnic group) · es etnicidad (characteristics of an ethnic group) · fr ethnicité (characteristics of an ethnic group) · th ชาติพันธุ์ (characteristics of an ethnic group) · sk etnicita (characteristics of an ethnic group) · uk етні́чність (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ko 민족성 (characteristics of an ethnic group) · uk етні́чна гру́па (ethnic group) · ru этни́ческая гру́ппа (ethnic group) · bg народност (ethnic group) · hu etnikum (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ru этни́чность (characteristics of an ethnic group) · pl narodowość (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hi क़ौमियत (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ro grup etnic (ethnic group) · sh etnicìtēt (ethnic group) · nrf ethnicité (characteristics of an ethnic group) · be э́тнас (ethnic group) · bg е́тнос (ethnic group) · uk наро́дність (characteristics of an ethnic group) · be этні́чнасць (characteristics of an ethnic group) · be нацыяна́льнасць (ethnic group) · uk націона́льність (ethnic group) · yue 種族 /种族 (characteristics of an ethnic group) · lv tautība (characteristics of an ethnic group) · lo ເຊື້ອຊາດ (ethnic group) · prs قَوْمِیَّت (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hu etnicitás (characteristics of an ethnic group) · cmn 種族 /种族 (characteristics of an ethnic group) · yue 民族 (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ar إِثْنِيَّة (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ru наро́дность (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ru наро́дность (ethnic group) · de ethnische Gruppe (ethnic group) · cmn 民族 (characteristics of an ethnic group) · pt etnia (characteristics of an ethnic group) · be этні́чная гру́па (ethnic group) · ur قَومِیَت (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ug مىللەتلەر (ethnic group) · sh ètnija (ethnic group) · hi क़ौम (ethnic group) · ja 民族 (ethnic group) · pl etniczność (characteristics of an ethnic group) · sh ѐтнија (ethnic group) · lo ຊົນຊາດ (characteristics of an ethnic group) · cs etnicita (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ka ეთნიკური ჯგუფი (ethnic group) · ru национа́льность (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hi कौमियत (characteristics of an ethnic group) · pt etnia (ethnic group) · ja 民族 (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ba милләт (characteristics of an ethnic group) · fi kansallisuus (ethnic group) · km ក្រុមជនជាតិ (ethnic group) · ro etnie (ethnic group) · kk ұлт (ethnic group) · ru национа́льность (ethnic group) · da etnisk tilhørsforhold (ethnic group) · ka ეროვნება (characteristics of an ethnic group) · yue 民族 (ethnic group) · th กลุ่มชาติพันธุ์ (ethnic group) · prs قَوْم (ethnic group) · ca ètnia (characteristics of an ethnic group) · eo etno (ethnic group) · bg етни́ческа принадле́жност (characteristics of an ethnic group) · km ជាតិពន្ធភាព (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ro etnicitate (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hu etnikai hovatartozás (characteristics of an ethnic group) · uk е́тнос (ethnic group) · hi कौम (ethnic group) · fa-ira قُوْم (ethnic group) · lt tautybė (characteristics of an ethnic group) · vi sắc tộc (characteristics of an ethnic group) · nb etnisitet (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ja 民族性 (characteristics of an ethnic group) · sh ѐтнија (characteristics of an ethnic group) · az etnik qrup (characteristics of an ethnic group) · sh ètnija (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ru э́тнос (ethnic group) · uk етні́чна принале́жність (characteristics of an ethnic group) · fi kansallispiirre (characteristics of an ethnic group) · eo etneco (characteristics of an ethnic group) · he לאומיות (characteristics of an ethnic group) · sv etnicitet (ethnic group) · hy ազգություն (ethnic group) · hi ज़ात (characteristics of an ethnic group) · he לאום (characteristics of an ethnic group) · oc etnia (ethnic group) · hy էթնիկ պատկանելություն (characteristics of an ethnic group) · vi sắc tộc (ethnic group) · fr groupe ethnique (ethnic group) · he לְאֹם (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ii ꊿꋅ (ethnic group) · uk наро́дність (ethnic group) · tr etnik köken (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ru этни́ческая принадле́жность (characteristics of an ethnic group) · th เชื้อชาติ (ethnic group) · be нацыяна́льнасць (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ja エスニシティ (characteristics of an ethnic group) · lo ຊົນຊາດ (ethnic group) · my လူမျိုး (characteristics of an ethnic group) · he לְאֻמִּיּוּת (characteristics of an ethnic group) · ar مَجْمُوعَة إِثْنِيَّة (ethnic group) · be наро́днасць (ethnic group) · kk этнос (ethnic group) · be наро́днасць (characteristics of an ethnic group) · id suku bangsa (ethnic group) · da etnicitet (characteristics of an ethnic group) · de ethnische Zugehörigkeit (characteristics of an ethnic group) · be этні́чная прынале́жнасць (characteristics of an ethnic group) · nn etnisitet (characteristics of an ethnic group) · et rahvuskuuluvus (characteristics of an ethnic group) · fi etnisyys (ethnic group) · id etnis (ethnic group) · el εθνότητα (characteristics of an ethnic group) · hu etnikai csoport (ethnic group) · ka ეთნიკური კუთვნილება (characteristics of an ethnic group) · fr ethnie (ethnic group) · es etnia (ethnic group) · de Ethnizität (characteristics of an ethnic group)
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