Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ethnic
Ethnic
ethnic
adj. & n. --adj. 1 a (of a social group) having a common national or cultural tradition. b (of clothes etc.) resembling those of a non-European exotic people. 2 denoting origin by birth or descent rather than nationality (ethnic Turks). 3 relating to race or culture (ethnic group; ethnic origins). 4 archaic pagan, heathen. --n. 1 US a member of an (esp. minority) ethnic group. 2 (in pl., usu. treated as sing.) = ETHNOLOGY. Phrases and idioms ethnic minority a (usu. identifiable) group differentiated from the main population of a community by racial origin or cultural background. Derivatives ethnically adv. ethnicity n. Etymology: ME f. eccl.L ethnicus f. Gk ethnikos heathen f. ethnos nation
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I. adjective see: sib Date: 15th century heathen, 2. of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background , being a member of a specified ~ group , of, relating to, or characteristic of ~s , II. noun Date: 1941 a member of an ~ group ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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