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ˈɛθ nɪketh·nic

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Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  1. ethnicadjective

    Heathen, not Judeo-Christian.

    Synonyms:
    gentile, pagan

  2. ethnicadjective

    Synonyms:
    exotic

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 3 votes

  1. ethnicadjective

    a person who is a member of an ethnic group

    Antonyms:
    unsocial, religious

  2. cultural, ethnic, ethnicaladjective

    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"

    Synonyms:
    ethnical, cultural, heathenish, pagan, heathen

    Antonyms:
    unsocial, religious

  3. heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnicadjective

    not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

    Synonyms:
    ethnical, cultural, heathenish, heathen, pagan

    Antonyms:
    unsocial, religious

Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. ethnicadjective

    Synonyms:
    heathen (as distinguished from Jewish and christian), pagan, gentile

  2. ethnicadjective

    Synonyms:
    ethnological

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How to use ethnic in a sentence?

  1. Sheriff Will Snyder:

    There is absolutely no ethnic, racial or gender issue that sticks out (about the arrests), this was across the board, all races and all genders.

  2. Nsengiyumva Pierre Claver:

    The rules in this deadly game now can change so easily, because the ruling party is really using the last card they have to use -- to go back to ethnic confrontation.

  3. John Allen:

    There was no chance( Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would keep Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promise, and full blown ethnic cleansing is underway by Turkish supported militias, this is what happens when Trump follows his instincts and because of his alignment with autocrats.

  4. Camille Busette:

    If you think about Hawaii, which has a very multiethnic population, I'd say that the report accurately captures the degree to which people of various different ethnic origins are participating in the economy, that suggests inclusivity.

  5. The German-educated Kizilyurek:

    To see people coming out from one ethnic group and joining the other ethnic group and trying to do things together for a nationalist, this is an unknown world, so most of them are reacting because of prejudices, because of ignorance.


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