ethnicity

noun

eth-NIS-i-tee/ɛθˈnɪsɪti/

Pluralethnicities (some meanings)

3 meanings of ethnicity

1
shared culturenoununcountable
The things a group of people share, like their family roots, culture or language.
Language is a big part of ethnicity for many people.
Our class talked about how food and music are tied to ethnicity.
2
group of peoplenouncountable
A group of people who share the same family roots and culture.
Many different ethnicities live in our city.
Each ethnicity at the fair had its own food stand.
3
racenouncolloquialeuphemisticcountable or uncountable
A gentler word people use for race or family background.
Strangers often try to guess my ethnicity from my face.
She checked "Black" when the form asked for her ethnicity.
Similarrace, background, heritage, ancestry
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It is made from ethnic and the ending -ity.