| 单词 | ethnic |
| 释义 | ethnic adj. & n. --adj 1. a (of a social group) having a common national or cultural tradition. b (of clothes etc.) resembling those of a non-European exotic people. 2. denoting origin by birth or descent rather than nationality (ethnic Turks). 3. relating to race or culture (ethnic group; ethnic origins). 4. archaic pagan, heathen. --n 1. US a member of an (esp. minority) ethnic group. 2. (in pl., usu. treated as sing.) = ETHNOLOGY. Phrases and idioms ethnic minority a (usu. identifiable) group differentiated from the main population of a community by racial origin or cultural background. Derivatives ethnically adv. ethnicity n. Etymology: ME f. eccl.L ethnicus f. Gk ethnikos heathen f. ethnos nation |
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