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[ˈɛθnɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of or belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent
(e.g: the students' ethnic backgrounds are very diverse)
- neither Christian nor Jewish; pagan
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ethnikos ‘heathen, pagan’, from ethnos ‘nation’. Current senses date from the 19th century
[ˈɛθnɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a member of an ethnic minority
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek ethnikos ‘heathen, pagan’, from ethnos ‘nation’. Current senses date from the 19th century
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