Found 3 items, similar to ethnic.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: ethnic
etnis, kesukuan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ethnic
ethnic
adj 1: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of
living built up by a group of people;
“influenced by
ethnic and cultural ties”- J.F.Kennedy;
“ethnic food”
[syn:
cultural,
ethnical]
2: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and
Islam [syn:
heathen,
heathenish,
pagan]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ethnic
Ethnic
\Eth"nic\, Ethnical
\Eth"nic*al\, a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. ?,
fr. ? nation, ? ? the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F.
ethnique.]
1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of
race; ethnological.
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2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to
Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to
Jewish and
Christian.
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3. of or pertaining to a group having a distinct racial,
cultural, religious or linguistic character; as, ethnic
differences within a population can cause civil war.
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4. being a member of a distinct racial or cultural minority
within a larger population; as, ethnic Chinese own most of
the businesses in Indonesia.
[PJC]
Ethnic
\Eth"nic\n.
1. A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.]
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No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs.
--Milton.
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2. a member of an ethnic group.
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