ethnically

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To deny human rights to an ethnically distinct group means to devalue them as human beings, and this is racism.

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Of or pertaining to ethnicity.

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adverb

Of or pertaining to ethnicity.

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Core meanings and parts of speech for ethnically.

adverb

Of or pertaining to ethnicity.

Example sentences

To deny human rights to an ethnically distinct group means to devalue them as human beings, and this is racism.

The population is ethnically rather uniform and there is relatively strong social cohesion.

A former co-worker is ethnically Persian but grew up in Belarus so he has a vaguely European accent.

They changed that because the LDS had started expanding outside the US and into very ethnically mixed countries (Brazil).

A bigger study - collaborate with other people to bring together views from a geographically, ethnically or otherwise diverse group.

Chinese is a very diverse country (geographically, ethnically, linguistically) and keeping the whole country unified is the role of the government.

S., but they ignore one massive difference: Small European countries are localized, ethnically homogenous populations.

The thing with Iranians is that most of them are ethnically and linguistically Persian.

Evidence shows that as societies become more culturally and ethnically mixed, they tend to be less and less in favor of welfare.

I've been living and working in a very ethnically / culturally diverse non-profit charity organisation for several years now.

My reading was that, while she is ethnically mixed (to whatever extent that phrase is meaningful), she is culturally Japanese through and through.

Diversity has it's benefits, as does congregating with like-minded people, ethnically and otherwise.

Quote examples

For me, opening ethnically themed restaurants and food joints does not count as "influence of islam".

~80% White/Dutch So both nations have a similar level of "ethnically homogenous populations".

The funniest name to me is Yuanta -- because it looks like "big money." I've heard it said the reason for relatively more banks is because ethnically Chinese people save more than Westerners, who prefer to spend more, thus requiring fewer banks.

In the ensuing "debate" about surveillance, the government could spin clear violations of the 4th Amendment into "a compromise that balances liberty and security." A note to foreign readers of HN: In America, "terrorism" is an ethnically coded term.