ethnic

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈeθnɪk/

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connected with or belonging to a nation or people that shares a cultural tradition
- ethnic groups/communities
- ethnic strife/tensions/violence (= between people from different races or peoples)
- There are continuing ethnic tensions in the region.
- ethnic Albanians living in Germany
- The country is divided along ethnic lines.
see also multi-ethnic
Extra Examples
- The conference strongly condemned the practice of ethnic cleansing.
- The school has 70% of ethnic minority students.
- This region of Bulgaria has a large ethnic Turkish population.
Topics People in societyb2
typical of a country or culture that is very different from modern Western culture and therefore interesting for people in Western countries
- ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking
Extra Examples
- There has been an explosion in the popularity of ethnic crafts.
- There was a stall selling ethnic jewellery from Afghanistan.
- the rising popularity of ethnic foods

Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ethnikos ‘heathen’, from ethnos ‘nation’. Current senses date from the 19th cent.

ethnic

noun

/ˈeθnɪk/

(especially North American English, old-fashioned, often offensive)

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a person from an ethnic minority
- states where there are a large number of ethnics
Topics People in societyc2
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ethnikos ‘heathen’, from ethnos ‘nation’. Current senses date from the 19th cent.

单词	ethnic
释义	ethnic adjective OPAL W /ˈeθnɪk/ /ˈeθnɪk/ jump to other results connected with or belonging to a nation or people that shares a cultural tradition ethnic groups/communities ethnic strife/tensions/violence (= between people from different races or peoples) There are continuing ethnic tensions in the region. ethnic Albanians living in Germany The country is divided along ethnic lines. see also multi-ethnic Extra Examples The conference strongly condemned the practice of ethnic cleansing. The school has 70% of ethnic minority students. This region of Bulgaria has a large ethnic Turkish population. Topics People in societyb2 typical of a country or culture that is very different from modern Western culture and therefore interesting for people in Western countries ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking Extra Examples There has been an explosion in the popularity of ethnic crafts. There was a stall selling ethnic jewellery from Afghanistan. the rising popularity of ethnic foods Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ethnikos ‘heathen’, from ethnos ‘nation’. Current senses date from the 19th cent. ethnic noun /ˈeθnɪk/ /ˈeθnɪk/ (especially North American English, old-fashioned, often offensive) jump to other results a person from an ethnic minority states where there are a large number of ethnics Topics People in societyc2 Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ethnikos ‘heathen’, from ethnos ‘nation’. Current senses date from the 19th cent.
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