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ethnic in Arabic

عِرْقِيّ ʕirqiyy

/ˈɛθ.nɪk/

ethnic in Arabic: عِرْقِيّ (ʕirqiyy). In English, ethnic means of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.

Arabic words for ethnic

of or relating to a group of people
عِرْقِيّ ʕirqiyy

English meaning of ethnic

  1. adjective Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
  2. adjective Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.
  3. adjective Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
  4. adjective Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.

Full definition of ethnic

ethnic in a sentence

  • I like to eat ethnic food

Synonyms of ethnic

ethnic in other languages

Questions about ethnic in Arabic

What is the meaning of ethnic in Arabic?
Ethnic in Arabic is عِرْقِيّ (ʕirqiyy).
ما معنى كلمة ethnic؟
Ethnic: عِرْقِيّ (ʕirqiyy).
What does ethnic mean in English?
Ethnic means of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.

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