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ethnic

[eth-nik] / ˈɛθ nɪk /
ADJECTIVE
racial, cultural
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Proudly, he informs the class that the protest that Didion derides led to the establishment of the first ethnic studies department in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The small Caucasus country is still haunted by Azerbaijan's 2023 military takeover of Karabakh, which ended decades of territorial conflict and prompted the exodus of the enclave's 100,000-strong ethnic Armenian population.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The main reason is Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave inside Azerbaijan that was home to 100,000 ethnic Armenians until Azerbaijan took it by force in 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Charlie saw that heated foreign policy disagreements, filtered through the internet, could bleed into ethnic hatred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

There had been changes in the ethnic makeup of Permian, but they were not nearly as radical.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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