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ethnicity

noun
 
/eθˈnɪsəti/
 
/eθˈnɪsəti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural ethnicities)
(specialist)
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  1. the fact of belonging to a particular ethnic group (= a group of people that share a cultural tradition)
    • Many factors are important, for example class, gender, age and ethnicity.
    • the diverse experience of women of different ethnicities
    Topics People in societyc1
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