adjective

ethnic

ethnic

The city has many different ethnic groups.

The city has many different ethnic groups.

She loves wearing ethnic jewellery.

She loves wearing ethnic jewelry.

((noun)) relating to a national or cultural group ethnic food

Synonyms: racial, cultural, national; Antonyms: non-ethnic, universal

From Greek 'ethnos' meaning 'nation, people'. The suffix '-ic' forms an adjective.

Think of 'ethnos' as 'people'. 'Ethnic' relates to a specific group of people.

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