ethnic
♦ eth|nic /'eθnɪk/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Ethnic means connected with or relating to different racial or cultural groups of people.
...a survey of Britain's ethnic minorities.
...ethnic tensions.
● ethnically [ADV] usu ADV -ed/adj
...a predominantly young, ethnically mixed audience.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can use ethnic to describe people who belong to a particular racial or cultural group but who, usually, do not live in the country where most members of that group live.
There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia.
● ethnically [ADV] ADV adj
...a large ethnically Albanian population.
3 [ADJ]
Ethnic clothing, music, or food is characteristic of the traditions of a particular ethnic group, and different from what is usually found in modern Western culture.
...a magnificent range of ethnic fabrics.eth|nic cleans|ing
[N-UNCOUNT]
Ethnic cleansing is the process of using violent methods to force certain groups of people out of a particular area or country.
In late May, government forces began the `ethnic cleansing' of the area around the town.
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Ethnic means connected with or relating to different racial or cultural groups of people.
...a survey of Britain's ethnic minorities.
...ethnic tensions.
● ethnically [ADV] usu ADV -ed/adj
...a predominantly young, ethnically mixed audience.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can use ethnic to describe people who belong to a particular racial or cultural group but who, usually, do not live in the country where most members of that group live.
There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia.
● ethnically [ADV] ADV adj
...a large ethnically Albanian population.
3 [ADJ]
Ethnic clothing, music, or food is characteristic of the traditions of a particular ethnic group, and different from what is usually found in modern Western culture.
...a magnificent range of ethnic fabrics.eth|nic cleans|ing
[N-UNCOUNT]
Ethnic cleansing is the process of using violent methods to force certain groups of people out of a particular area or country.
In late May, government forces began the `ethnic cleansing' of the area around the town.