C1 relating to a particular race of people:
› from a different race, or interesting because characteristic of an ethnic group that is very different from those that are common in western culture:
ethnic food
ethnic costume
Mais exemplos
- Disturbances have once again broken out between the two ethnic groups.
- We do not differentiate between our workers on the basis of their background or ethnic origin.
- Teachers claim such measures could unfairly disadvantage ethnic minorities.
- Television should reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the country.
- Have ethnic tensions in the area been reduced by intermarriage?
ethnically
adverb uk
/ˈeθ.nɪ.kəl.i/ us
/ˈeθ.nɪ.kəl.i/
›
ethnically related communities
