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ethnic groups

ethnic groups is the plural of ethnic group.

Meaning of ethnic group

Noun

ethnic group (plural ethnic groups)

  1. A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds.
    • Each ethnic group blames Yugoslavia's problems on another group, and they coddle their right to hate as if it were the primordial gift of fire.1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, pages 103-106
    Synonyms:
    ethnie

Questions about ethnic groups

What is ethnic groups the plural of?
Ethnic groups is the plural of ethnic group.

Words near ethnic groups in the dictionary

  1. ethnic cleansers
  2. ethnic cleansing
  3. ethnic gloss
  4. ethnic glosses
  5. ethnic group
  6. ethnic groups
  7. ethnic majorities
  8. ethnic majority
  9. ethnic minorities
  10. ethnic minority
  11. ethnic music

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