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# ethnic

adjective (ethnic)

«ethnic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ethnic means to do with a group of people who share a culture, traditions, language or family history. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/#m1)
2. Ethnic can describe food, clothes or music from a particular culture, especially one from another country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In social studies: ethnic groups, ethnic minorities, a country with many ethnic groups. In everyday life: ethnic food and festivals. Phrases: ethnic group, ethnic minority, ethnic background, ethnic food.

### Examples

- Our city has people from many ethnic groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/#x1)
- She wore traditional ethnic clothes at the festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/#x2)
- The market sells ethnic foods from around the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/#x3)
- We learned about the different ethnic groups in Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/#x4)
- Everyone should be treated fairly whatever their ethnic background. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/#x5)
- The town holds a festival of ethnic music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/#x6)

### Note

Adjective only in careful use; do not call a person "an ethnic" — that is rude. Noun: ethnicity. Saying "ethnic food" can sound odd, because everyone's food belongs to some culture; many people prefer to name it, like "Thai food".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ethnic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ethnic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ethnic.html) on Mova free.