multiethnic
multiethnic adjective: of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.
Adjective
multiethnic (comparative more multiethnic, superlative most multiethnic)
- Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.
- In general, they are propagating the image of Ukrainians as the European descendants of good peasant stock, of multiethnic pioneers, and of an ancient multiethnic state.1993, Alexander J. Motyl, Dilemmas of Independence: Ukraine After Totalitarianism
- As a multicultural and multiethnic society, Singapore has four official languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English, with Malay considered the national language and English as a nominally neutral ‘working language’ allowing communication across all communities.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 3
Noun
multiethnic (plural multiethnics)
- A member of more than one ethnic group.
Forms of multiethnic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more multiethnic |
| superlative | most multiethnic |
| alternative form | multi-ethnic |
| Noun | |
| plural | multiethnics |
Origin of multiethnic
From multi- + ethnic.
Words formed from multiethnic
Questions about multiethnic
- What does multiethnic mean?
- Multiethnic means of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.
- What part of speech is multiethnic?
- Multiethnic can be an adjective or a noun.
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