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
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is ethnic a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, ethnic is tagged as adjective.
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