► racea) one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to the color of their skin and other physical features: Students of many different races and religions attend our school.b) the fact of belonging to one of these groups: The census has questions about race and ethnicity. My family is of mixed race: my mother is Asian and my father is Latino.
► nation a country and its social and political structure, or a group of people with the same history and language: The leaders of several Western nations are meeting in Paris this week.
► people a race or group of people that live in a particular country. The plural of this meaning of “people” is “peoples”: The sun is an important symbol for many native peoples of Mexico.
► ethnic group a group of people with the same cultural traditions: There are many black people who belong to the Hispanic or Latino ethnic group.
► ethnicity the cultural group that someone belongs to: It is illegal for an employer to ask you about your race or ethnicity.
► tribe a group of people within a country who are the same race, and who have the same cultural traditions and the same leader: The Navajo tribe is the second largest in the U.S.
► minority a group of people with a different race, religion, etc. from most other people in a country: Puerto Ricans are one of the largest minority groups in New York City.