ethnic
adjective
uk/ˈeθ.nɪk/us/ˈeθ.nɪk/C1
relatingorbelongingto agroupofpeoplewho can beseenasdistinct(= different)because they have asharedculture,tradition,language,history, etc. :
Aquestionon ethnicoriginwasincludedin thecensus.人口普查项目包括一个有关种族出身的问题。
They are the secondlargestethnicgroupin Kenya.
The factory'sworkforcereflectsthe ethnicmixfrom which itdrawsitslabour.这个工厂的员工组成反映了劳动力来源的种族杂居状况。
They are ethnic Hungarians(= whosefamiliesoriginallycome from Hungary)livingin Romania.
sometimesoffensive
seenas different orinterestingbecause of coming from acultureortraditionthat is notWestern:
ethnicfood异国风味的食物
ethniccostume具有民族特色的服饰
- There are 40 ethnicgroupsamong the school'spupils, whospeakmany differentlanguages.
- Judaismis both areligionand an ethnicgroup.
- Poverty hasrisenamong mostracialand ethnicgroups.
- We do notdiscriminateon thebasisofbackgroundor ethnicorigin.
- Many SoutheastAsiannationshavelargeethnicChineseandIndianpopulations.
- Television shouldreflectthe ethnic andculturaldiversityof thecountry.
- Have ethnic tensions in theareabeenreducedbyintermarriage?
ethnic
noun[C]
offensiveuk/ˈeθ.nɪk/us/ˈeθ.nɪk/anoffensiveword for apersonbelongingto anethnicminority(= agroupofpeoplelivingin acountrywhere mostpeopleare from a differentgroup)