ethnicity

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Ethnicity is defined as someone's cultural background or where they came from.

(noun)

An example of ethnicity is Arab or Indian.

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See ethnicity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

ethnic classification or affiliation

Origin: ethnic + -ity

See ethnicity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Ethnic character, background, or affiliation.
  2. An ethnic group.

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