ethnic
Example Sentences
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His language implicitly reaffirmed a vision of citizenship based on civic membership rather than ethnic inheritance.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
They are the only ethnic group in Tanzania allowed to hunt and gather food in protected areas, and local activists have successfully campaigned to secure the Hadzabe the deeds to their lands.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The government wants its citizens to identify as just Rwandans in an effort to promote reconciliation between the ethnic groups.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
She was chair of the Legislative Black Caucus and authored a bill that created a reparations task force, restricted when police can use deadly force and made ethnic studies mandatory for California State University students.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Babi said that there were tensions between their people—the Tajiks, who were a minority, and Tariq’s people, the Pashtuns, who were the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing ethnic
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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We the People: Ethn
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