as in nationality
a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities

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Recent Examples of ethnicity This was regardless of income, education, gender, race or ethnicity. Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Christians are called to love and respect all people, regardless of ethnicity, gender, identity, or religious beliefs. Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025 Aruba is culturally rich, with diverse ethnicities and dialects, including one of their native languages, Papiamentu, a common creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 1 May 2025 Death rates among pregnant and postpartum women vary greatly in the U.S. by race and ethnicity, with research showing that Black women have a much higher chance of dying during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum than white women. Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ethnicity
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Noun
  • Italian American Social Club of Central Florida: All nationalities are welcome.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
  • But last year, Indian artists saw the largest surge in demand of any nationality, according to art broker Artsy.
    Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Some nine hundred thousand people from seventeen nations currently have T.P.S. But Trump has begun revoking it, country by country, including for some eight thousand Afghans and as many as half a million Haitians.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
  • This change comes at a time when Syria and Israel are engaged in direct talks as Reuters revealed on Tuesday, marking a dramatic departure from the decades-long hostility between the two nations.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
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  • Buy Now: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil on Bookshop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Great Black Hope, Rob Franklin (June 10) Poet Rob Franklin’s debut, Great Black Hope, is a coming-of-age whodunit about race, class, and addiction.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
  • The Monaco Grand Prix, first held in 1929, is one of the most iconic and prestigious races in motorsport.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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