ETHNIC

[adjective] - of a national or racial group of peopleA question on ethnic origin was included in the census.The exhibition celebrated ethnic differences.The factory's workforce reflects the ethnic mix from which it draws its labour.Conflicts between the different ethnic groups in the country exploded into civil war.An ethnic minority is a national or racial group living a country or area which contains a larger group of people of a different race or nationality.Ethnic minorities are frequently faced with prejudice and sometimes violence.Ethnic also means from a different race or interesting because characteristic of an ethnic group which is very different from those that are common in western culture.ethnic foodethnic costumeThe shop display had an ethnic feel.Ethnic cleansing is the organized attempt by one racial or political group to completely remove from a country or area anyone who belongs to another particular racial group, using violence and often murder to achieve this.Each side in the conflict accused the other of ethnic cleansing.