Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnic group

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: eth-nic -group
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

ethnic groups (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

clan family kin mankind nation people race tribe

Synonyms

ethnie ethnos

Questions

What does ethnic group mean?: A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds.

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