About The Word Ethnic
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Ethnic
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What's The Definition Of Ethnic?
[adj] 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"
[adj] relating to or being a member of an ethnic group; "ethnic frontiers"; "ethnic Chinese in San Francisco" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ethnic: cultural | ethnical | social Related Terms | Find terms related to Ethnic: See Also | Ethnic In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to
Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to {Jewish} and
{Christian}.
\Eth"nic\n. A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.] No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs. --Milton. |
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