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ethnic

The correct spelling is ethnic.

How to pronounce ethnic

/ˈɛθ.nɪk/
noun

IPA: /ˈɛθ.nɪk/

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The correct spelling is ethnic. An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community. For example: "There are many ethnic Indonesians in the Netherlands"

Usage Examples

There are many ethnic Indonesians in the Netherlands

I like to eat ethnic food

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community.
  2. 2.An ethnic minority.
  3. 3.A heathen, a pagan.
  4. 4.(in classical scholarship) the demonym of an Ancient Greek city

adjective

  1. 1.Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
  2. 2.Characteristic of a foreign, usually non-Western culture.
  3. 3.Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
  4. 4.Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.

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