ethnic

Universal Words adjective 1 connected with or belonging to a nation, race or tribe that shares a cultural tradition: ethnic groups / communities * ethnic strife / tensions / violence (= between people from different races or tribes) * ethnic Albanians living in Germany * The country is divided along ethnic lines. 2 typical of a country or culture that is very different from modern western culture and therefore interesting for people in western countries: ethnic clothes / jewellery / cooking ethnically adverb: an ethnically divided region