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ethnicity

[eth-nis-i-tee] / ɛθˈnɪs ɪ ti /
NOUN
ethnic background
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Senate Bill 1387, which lawmakers passed Aug. 31, seeks to require state agencies to include a box for Jewish ethnicity on all demographic data forms, ranging from public assistance programs to college applications.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

The rules also allow schools to continue using religious criteria for admissions and scholarships, as long as they don’t base those decisions on ancestry or ethnicity.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

In 2016, the king made headlines again by giving an impassioned speech , externalsupporting diversity of religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The association remained statistically significant after researchers adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, smoking, and poverty status.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Technically speaking, Persian is an ethnicity, while Iranian is a nationality.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

I was surrounded by kids of all ethnicities at school, from Black to white to Persian to Vietnamese.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

“When we separate and look at all the distinct Asian ethnicities, we see a wide variation,” Cheng said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

The Communist Party says it embraces different ethnicities.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

The 44-year-old is deeply engrained in United's culture and has no doubts about the integrity of the club's efforts to be welcoming to people of all ethnicities.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

“Bangkok, Amsterdam, Istanbul, and New York have different ethnicities and styles of dress,” she explained.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti



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