ethnic

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: culturalethnicalheathenheathenishpagan

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person who is a member of an ethnic group

Adjective (2)

  1. denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people“influenced by ethnic and cultural ties — J.F.Kennedy”“ethnic food”Synonyms: culturalethnical
  2. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and IslamSynonyms: heathenheathenishpagan
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ethnic \Eth"nic\, Ethnical \Eth"nic*al\, a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? nation, ? ? the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F. ethnique.]

1.Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological. [1913 Webster]

2.Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to Jewish and Christian. [1913 Webster]

3.of or pertaining to a group having a distinct racial, cultural, religious or linguistic character; as, ethnic differences within a population can cause civil war. [PJC]

4.being a member of a distinct racial or cultural minority within a larger population; as, ethnic Chinese own most of the businesses in Indonesia. [PJC]

Ethnic \Eth"nic\n.

1.A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.a member of an ethnic group. [PJC]

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