Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable, rare)Ethnic.

  2. (not comparable)Of or relating to ethnology.

More definitions
  • denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Redrawing Africa's borders to match ethnical divisions would result in endless conflicts.

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Origin

From Middle English ethnicalle, from Late Latin ethnicālis.

From Middle English ethnicalle, from Late Latin ethnicālis.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people:culturalethnic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ethnical — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto