Ethnicity

//ɛθˈnɪsɪti//

Synonyms for "ethnicity" (3 found)

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Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

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Translations

138 translations across 53 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • إِثْنِيَّة noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • مَجْمُوعَة إِثْنِيَّة noun (ethnic group)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ազգություն noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • ազգություն noun (ethnic group)
  • էթնիկ պատկանելություն noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • etnik qrup noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • милләт noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • милләт noun (ethnic group)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • наро́днасць noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • наро́днасць noun (ethnic group)
  • нацыяна́льнасць noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • нацыяна́льнасць noun (ethnic group)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • е́тнос noun (ethnic group)
  • етни́ческа принадле́жност noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • народност noun (ethnic group)

Burmese

1 entries
  • လူမျိုး noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Catalan

1 entries
  • ètnia noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 民族 noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • 民族 noun (ethnic group)
  • 種族 /种族 noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 民族 noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • 民族 noun (ethnic group)
  • 種族 /种族 noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Czech

1 entries
  • etnicita noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Danish

2 entries
  • etnicitet noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • etnisk tilhørsforhold noun (ethnic group)

Dari

2 entries
  • قَوْم noun (ethnic group)
  • قَوْمِیَّت noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • etneco noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • etno noun (ethnic group)

Estonian

1 entries
  • rahvuskuuluvus noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Finnish

3 entries
  • etnisyys noun (ethnic group)
  • kansallispiirre noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • kansallisuus noun (ethnic group)

French

4 entries
  • appartenance ethnique noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • ethnicité noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • ethnie noun (ethnic group)
  • groupe ethnique noun (ethnic group)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ეთნიკური კუთვნილება noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • ეთნიკური ჯგუფი noun (ethnic group)
  • ეროვნება noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

German

4 entries
  • Ethnizität noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • Volkszugehörigkeit noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • ethnische Gruppe noun (ethnic group)
  • ethnische Zugehörigkeit noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • לְאֹם noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • לְאֻמִּיּוּת noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • לאום noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • לאומיות noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Hindi

4 entries
  • क़ौम noun (ethnic group)
  • क़ौमियत noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • कौम noun (ethnic group)
  • कौमियत noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • etnicitás noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • etnikai csoport noun (ethnic group)
  • etnikai hovatartozás noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • etnikum noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • etnis noun (ethnic group)
  • kesukuan noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • suku bangsa noun (ethnic group)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • قُوْم noun (ethnic group)
  • قُوْمِیَّت noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Irish

2 entries
  • eitneachas noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • eitneacht noun (ethnic group)

Italian

2 entries
  • etnia noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • etnicità noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Japanese

4 entries
  • エスニシティ noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • 民族 noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • 民族 noun (ethnic group)
  • 民族性 noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • этникалық тиістілік noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • этнос noun (ethnic group)
  • ұлт noun (ethnic group)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ក្រុមជនជាតិ noun (ethnic group)
  • ជាតិពន្ធភាព noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Korean

2 entries
  • 민족 noun (ethnic group)
  • 민족성 noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Lao

3 entries
  • ຊົນຊາດ noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • ຊົນຊາດ noun (ethnic group)
  • ເຊື້ອຊາດ noun (ethnic group)

Latvian

1 entries
  • tautība noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • tautybė noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Norman

1 entries
  • ethnicité noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • etnisitet noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • etnisitet noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Nuosu

1 entries
  • ꊿꋅ noun (ethnic group)

Occitan

1 entries
  • etnia noun (ethnic group)

Polish

2 entries
  • etniczność noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • narodowość noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • etnia noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • etnia noun (ethnic group)

Romanian

3 entries
  • etnicitate noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • etnie noun (ethnic group)
  • grup etnic noun (ethnic group)

Russian

4 entries
  • наро́дность noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • наро́дность noun (ethnic group)
  • национа́льность noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • национа́льность noun (ethnic group)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • etnicìtēt noun (ethnic group)
  • ètnija noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • ètnija noun (ethnic group)
  • етницѝте̄т noun (ethnic group)

Slovak

1 entries
  • etnicita noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Spanish

2 entries
  • etnia noun (ethnic group)
  • etnicidad noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Swedish

2 entries
  • etnicitet noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • etnicitet noun (ethnic group)

Thai

3 entries
  • กลุ่มชาติพันธุ์ noun (ethnic group)
  • ชาติพันธุ์ noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • เชื้อชาติ noun (ethnic group)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • རྒྱལ་ཁོངས noun (ethnic group)

Turkish

1 entries
  • etnik köken noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • е́тнос noun (ethnic group)
  • етні́чна гру́па noun (ethnic group)
  • етні́чна принале́жність noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • етні́чність noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Urdu

1 entries
  • قَومِیَت noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • مىللەتلەر noun (ethnic group)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • sắc tộc noun (characteristics of an ethnic group)
  • sắc tộc noun (ethnic group)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The violence of one nation against another, generated by religious and nationalist ideals, led to the creation of a new term to describe the cold desire for total extinction of a group of people, based on criteria of color, ethnicity, or religion.

Source: tatoeba (1343231)

What is your ethnicity? Zamboangueño!

Source: tatoeba (4624314)

I'm a proud Zamboangueño because this is my ethnicity or my ethno-linguistic nation, my heritage, culture and identity.

Source: tatoeba (4817867)

This is a sobering reminder that attacks on any American—regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation—is an attack on all of us and on the fundamental values of equality and dignity that define us as a country.

Source: tatoeba (5215523)

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