multiethnic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- 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 English multiethnic From multi- + ethnic.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.
As a multicultural and multiethnic society, Singapore has four official languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English, with Malay considered the national language and English as a nominally neutral ‘working language’ allowing communication across all communities.
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 3:In general, they are propagating the image of Ukrainians as the European descendants of good peasant stock, of multiethnic pioneers, and of an ancient multiethnic state.
1993, Alexander J. Motyl, Dilemmas of Independence: Ukraine After Totalitarianism:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more multiethnic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most multiethnic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| multi-ethnic | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
multiethnically · multiethnicity
Translations (12)
fi monikansallinen (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · nrf multiéthnique (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · cmn 多民族 (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · fi monietninen (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · ru многонациона́льный (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · ru мультиэтни́ческий (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · de multiethnisch (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · et paljurahvuseline (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · eo pluretna (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · ga il-eitneach (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · pl wielonarodowościowy (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups) · fr multiethnique (of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups)