ethnicity
pronunciation
How to pronounce ethnicity in British English:
UK [eθˈnɪsəti]
How to pronounce ethnicity in American English:
US [eθˈnɪsəti]
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- Noun:
- an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
Word Origin
- ethnicity (n.)
- "ethnic character," 1953, from ethnic + -ity. Earlier it meant "paganism" (1772).
Example
- 1. The project is based on poverty , rather than ethnicity .
- 2. More than youth , ethnicity or even race , london 's riots are about class and the growing divide between the classes .
- 3. These vertical identities include ethnicity , and often language , religion and nationality .
- 4. The cutoff mark can vary by an applicant 's place of residence and ethnicity .
- 5. There is probably a scholarship program for your particular major , ethnicity group , or background .