ethnicity

noun

eth·nic·i·ty eth-ˈni-sə-tē

plural ethnicities

Synonyms of ethnicity next

: ethnic quality or affiliation

aspects of ethnicity

: a particular ethnic affiliation or group

students of diverse ethnicities

Examples of ethnicity in a Sentence

a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities

Recent Examples on the Web Better data collection on race and ethnicity and more research including Black, Hispanic and Native American women could help close racial disparities in cancer deaths, too, the Commonwealth report said. —

Maya Goldman, Axios, 18 July 2024 The results were adjusted for race and ethnicity, education, and diet quality. —

Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024 Historically, an ethnocentric drift compounded by societal privilege Political violence in the U.S. has been conflated with race, ethnicity, religion, and immigration status since the 19th century. —

Silvia Solis, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024 Some food characters appear to have ethnicities (for example, a bagel who presents as Jewish and a lavash bread with big eyebrows and facial hair) that are stereotypically portrayed. —

Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ethnicity

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