ethnicity
noun
eth·nic·i·ty
eth-ˈni-sə-tē 
plural ethnicities
1
: ethnic quality or affiliation
aspects of ethnicity
2
: a particular ethnic affiliation or group
students of diverse ethnicities
Examples of ethnicity in a Sentence
a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities
Recent Examples on the Web
For the first time in decades, the government is changing its categories for race and ethnicity data.
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Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
The changes combine race and ethnicity into one area.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
The group does not collect data on members’ gender, race or ethnicity, Cozby said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
The Census is changing its categories on race and ethnicity.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Expanding focus The proposal is a new front in some investors’ quest to get more expansive data on diversity from companies, and similar efforts have been fruitful in obtaining more granularity on policies related to gender, race, and ethnicity.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Men like me – older and whiter – must be the first to champion women and diverse ethnicity in our modern world with our votes, at the polls and on boards which pick today’s corporate leaders.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
There’s a wry humor and knowingness to the many Black cultural, music, religious and racial references in the play, but audiences of all ethnicities will connect with these characters and their struggles.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
The changes consolidate those questions so that respondents may select any or all of seven racial and ethnicity categories that apply to them, including Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
—Michael Wines, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
The changes combine race and ethnicity into one area.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
The group does not collect data on members’ gender, race or ethnicity, Cozby said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
The Census is changing its categories on race and ethnicity.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Expanding focus The proposal is a new front in some investors’ quest to get more expansive data on diversity from companies, and similar efforts have been fruitful in obtaining more granularity on policies related to gender, race, and ethnicity.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Men like me – older and whiter – must be the first to champion women and diverse ethnicity in our modern world with our votes, at the polls and on boards which pick today’s corporate leaders.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
There’s a wry humor and knowingness to the many Black cultural, music, religious and racial references in the play, but audiences of all ethnicities will connect with these characters and their struggles.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
The changes consolidate those questions so that respondents may select any or all of seven racial and ethnicity categories that apply to them, including Hispanic or Latino ancestry.
—Michael Wines, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnicity. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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