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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 Type in any ethnicity plus phonk, and chances are there’s a viral anthem with hundreds of thousands or hundreds of millions of plays. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025 My family, from poor, into the middle class, and so many others of every different ethnicity. Nbc News, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025 The deal also says all Syrians will be part of the political process, no matter their religion or ethnicity. arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025 Two other Fine bills scheduled for hearings – one that would place restrictions on public unions and another that would prohibit awarding government contracts based on race or ethnicity – were not taken up, increasing the chances they will be not be heard again this session. Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ethnicity
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Noun
  • In Brazil, Cuban doctors in the defunct Mais Medicos program were paid less than a third of what was paid to doctors of other nationalities in the same program, according to documents obtained by the Brazilian press.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Dismantling Iranian influence has been the bigger priority to date, with Shiite militia men reportedly being stripped of Syrian nationality that was granted in gratitude by Mr. Assad.
    Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Economists have warned the measures will lead to higher prices on affected goods, and are likely to trigger more retaliatory tariffs from other nations.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But Trump’s new reciprocal tariffs on other Asian nations announced Wednesday will hurt China, too: Vietnam will face tariffs of 46% and Cambodian goods will be tariffed at 49%.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • FanDuel Racing has race previews, analysis and picks.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • At Large seat that was up in 2007, but withdrew before the primary in a race that Cindy Circo later won.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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