Polyethnic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That contains people who together represent multiple ethnicities, especially such that they coexist and interact harmoniously.

    "In the last 20 years, the sharp increase in immigration has brought "new faces in the crowd" and a much more polyethnic and multicultural country."

  2. 2
    Who identifies as being of multiple ethnicities.

Synonyms

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multiculturalmulticultural

Example

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"In the last 20 years, the sharp increase in immigration has brought "new faces in the crowd" and a much more polyethnic and multicultural country."

Etymology

From poly- + ethnic.

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