ethnic
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national,…Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
» We find diverse ethnic and economic interests here.
Meaning
4 sensesOf or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
ethnisch
этни́ческийetníčeskij, национа́льныйnacionálʹnyj
етні́чнийetníčnyj
Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.
I like to eat ethnic food
exotisch, ausländisch, international
Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
(historical)Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.
язы́ческийjazýčeskij
- denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
- not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
Examples
101 sentencesWe find diverse ethnic and economic interests here.
Do you know an ethnic dance?
What's your favorite ethnic food?
This is a multi-ethnic state.
Це багатонаціональна країна.
ruЭто многонациональное государство.
This is a multi-ethnic country.
Це багатонаціональна країна.
ruЭто многонациональная страна.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ethnik, from Latin ethnicus ("pagan", "heathen"), from Ancient Greek ἐFrom Middle English ethnik, from Latin ethnicus ("pagan", "heathen"), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”). By surface analysis, ethno- + -ic.
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Forms
more ethnic, most ethnic| Comparative | more ethnic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ethnic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
41 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form