Topic: ANTHROPOLOGY
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | ethnicus, from Greek ethnikos, from ethnos 'nation, people' |
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eth‧nic1 W3

1SA relating to a particular race, nation, or tribe and their customs and traditions :
ethnic Russians in Estonia
plans to partition the republic along ethnic lines (=in a way that keeps different ethnic groups apart)
ethnic Russians in Estonia ethnic violence/divisions/strife etc (=violence etc between people from different races or cultures)
plans to partition the republic along ethnic lines (=in a way that keeps different ethnic groups apart)2 cooking, fashion etc from countries that are far away, which seems very different and unusual :
ethnic music
ethnic cooking/fashion/design etc
SAN
ethnic music —ethnically
Surinam is culturally and ethnically diverse.
Surinam is culturally and ethnically diverse.