as in racial
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a festival featuring ethnic food and music
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Recent Examples of ethnic
For example, a 2023 McKinsey & Company report found that companies with higher levels of gender and ethnic diversity will likely financially outperform those with the least diversity by at least 39%.
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Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Among racial/ethnic groups, Black adults have the highest percentage at 23%, followed by Hispanic (21%), Asian American (28%), and white (14%).
—Joe Murphy, NBC news, 28 May 2025
Elders have given accounts of bygone times when residents from various ethnic groups lived in harmony, even sharing gifts during religious celebrations for Eid and Christmas.
—Nathaniel Bivan, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025
All four of the largest racial/ethnic groups saw enrollments grow at the undergraduate level, led by a 10.3 % increase among Black students, followed by gains of 6.7% for Asians, 5.3% for Hispanics, and 1.8% for white students.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Among racial/ethnic groups, Black adults have the highest percentage at 23%, followed by Hispanic (21%), Asian American (28%), and white (14%).
—Joe Murphy, NBC news, 28 May 2025
Elders have given accounts of bygone times when residents from various ethnic groups lived in harmony, even sharing gifts during religious celebrations for Eid and Christmas.
—Nathaniel Bivan, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025
All four of the largest racial/ethnic groups saw enrollments grow at the undergraduate level, led by a 10.3 % increase among Black students, followed by gains of 6.7% for Asians, 5.3% for Hispanics, and 1.8% for white students.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic
Adjective
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Mentions of employee resource groups, which are often centered around racial or gender groups and were a frequent casualty of the corporate push away from DEI, dropped between 2024 and 2025, and many of these references mention these groups are open to all.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The outlet reports that the images were obtained by the university for Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz to use as evidence for a discredited pseudoscientific theory of Black racial inferiority in defense of slavery.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection.—
Marina Liao,
Marie Claire,
2 Jan. 2019
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“Ethnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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