ETHNIC


Meaning of ETHNIC in English

I. adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an ethnic clash (= between people of different races )

20 people died in ethnic clashes before Christmas.

an ethnic community (= people of a particular race, usually one that is not white or not the majority in a country )

Most members of ethnic communities in Britain were born here.

an ethnic group (= one whose members belong to a particular race or nation )

The university welcomes enquiries and applications from all ethnic groups.

ethnic background

We do not discriminate against people because of their ethnic background or gender.

ethnic cleansing

ethnic hatred

Churches and mosques were burnt as ethnic hatred turned into violence.

ethnic minority

racial discrimination against doctors from ethnic minorities

ethnic/racial conflict (= between people of different races )

The ethnic conflict in the region has become violent.

ethnic/racial diversity (= including people from many different races )

The school's curriculum reflects the ethnic diversity of its students.

ethnic/religious/civil etc strife

a time of political strife

racial/ethnic violence (= between people of different racial/ethnic groups )

There were outbreaks of racial violence in some cities.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

background

Maternity work with women from varied ethnic backgrounds developed my interest into health education and promotion.

No matter our actual ethnic background or political philosophies, we are all Protestant capitalists longing for permission to play.

For many years a child from an ethnic background with problems has received twice the average funding.

Clearly, emerging infections can affect people everywhere, regardless of lifestyle, cultural or ethnic background , or socioeconomic status.

The latter are usually discriminated against by overt racist language which denigrates a person's colour and ethnic background .

The racial and ethnic background of pregnant and parenting teens varies, of course, in different parts of the country.

Might his experiences be the result of his own unique person rather than his ethnic background ?

The study included 548 Massachusetts schoolchildren of various ethnic backgrounds who were aged 11 and 12.

cleansing

More have been wounded and others were victims of ethnic cleansing .

community

There is a strong ethnic community and this causes friction in the community because of the lack of jobs.

She writes boldly about Latina sexuality, challenging machismo in her ethnic community .

The minority ethnic communities had been almost uniformly constructed as problem-ridden, undesirable and most of all invisible.

Pre-election violence has erupted even within the same ethnic community .

Applications are particularly welcome from women and those from minority ethnic communities .

Multicultural and anti-racism training will also increase confidence in the police among minority ethnic communities .

We are actively trying to improve the number of women and members of the ethnic communities who are reporters and presenters.

It will lead to a better choice of candidates and ensure that more women and candidates from minority ethnic communities are elected.

conflict

For it is an ethnic conflict , between peoples who see each other at close range.

It may rip itself up with ethnic conflicts .

Nabaa also reflects the legacy of ethnic conflict .

This surge of humanity has disrupted land-holding patterns and economic relationships and engendered ethnic conflict .

difference

This multiculturalism evacuates ethnic difference , transforming it into taste or style.

Superimposed on these rural divisions there are also ethnic differences .

This ethnic difference has not been explained.

However, recently, there has also been emphasis on inequalities that arise out of gender or ethnic differences .

She looks at national and local policies for mitigating the educational effects of gender and ethnic differences .

diversity

This is not just a liberal euphemism for the city's ethnic diversity .

The school prides itself on its ethnic diversity , Schaeffer said.

This was not just a matter of ethnic diversity .

We would argue that a close review of leading gangsters and organised-crime figures would reveal quite a degree of ethnic diversity .

division

The degree of ethnic division represents socio-cultural heterogeneity.

Izetbegovic stated that an ethnic division was not possible because the population was very mixed.

group

The concern of this chapter, however, is with vertical inequalities - between social classes, ethnic groups and the sexes.

She comes from every class, every ethnic group , every walk of life.

The main congregation is divided into ethnic groups for time of worship, study and fellowship.

Latinos, now about 29 percent, are expected to replace whites as the largest ethnic group in the decades ahead.

Even with Owen's political definition, they came out below other national and ethnic groups .

They also have the highest level of education of all ethnic groups in the country.

Hostility and suspicion between the two ethnic groups in Krajina escalated.

Certain ethnic groups are at higher risk for developing diabetes.

identity

This paper will argue the importance of indigenous ethnic identity in influencing economic development in the region.

In feminist research on poverty and resources within households; respondents again tend to be given no ethnic identity .

The few available academic studies have shown that the adopted children grow up well-adjusted and comfortable with their ethnic identity .

For instance, if one knew a person's ethnic identity one could predict his or her religion with some confidence.

But even then, the claim to ethnic identity was more often fictional.

In the mid-90s the government redrew its internal boundaries to reflect ethnic identity .

Adherence to ethnic identities appears to be growing in strength all over the world.

lines

In the specific conditions of post-colonial underdevelopment it is not unusual to find conflict within the bourgeoisie working along ethnic lines .

Around the country, some voting is likely to follow ethnic lines .

State boundaries are haphazardly drawn across land masses and linguistic, cultural and ethnic lines .

It comes as no surprise that the caricatures are extended along ethnic lines .

Suburban moderation cuts across the religious and ethnic lines so evident in the census and election returns.

Systems have been developed along racial and ethnic lines .

The provincial boundaries established by the Colebrooke-Cameron Reforms were deliberately designed to cut across traditional political and ethnic lines .

In Moldavia there was a marked division of voting along ethnic lines .

minority

In this section I shall use the term black or ethnic minority to refer to all non-white groups.

They are democracies, have market economies and are making good-faith efforts to deal with ethnic minorities .

There seemed to be few ethnic minority children, one in each class perhaps, certainly none in the youngest group.

The Centre maintains a documentary resources centre and has recently set up a national ethnic minority statistical database.

He allegedly said he would have continued bombing ethnic minority communities if he had not been caught.

Special consideration should be given in information and assessment arrangements for members of ethnic minority groups.

The force has pledged to hire 5,000 more ethnic minority officers by 2009.

Each department was set a minimum target of 52 percent women and 10 percent ethnic minorities .

mix

The United States also has a far greater ethnic mix than Britain.

Dole needs to win New Jersey with its diverse ethnic mix and 15 electoral votes.

What of the future of Bosnia, in particular, where there is a very complicated cocktail of ethnic mixes ?

The rich ethnic mix gave massive scope for discontent, disruption, tension and victimisation.

The police have been told to make sure that their arrest record mirrors the ethnic mix of their patch.

origin

More lists, long computer analyses of each individual - background, ethnic origins , age, record, previous political activities.

Or, it may come from possessing the same ethnic origin .

The present population of Britain also includes approximately 2.4 million people of minority ethnic origin .

strife

Meanwhile, political and ethnic strife in Bosnia have steadily mounted in the run-up to nationwide elections there on September 14.

Its people are overburdened by religious riot, ethnic strife , corruption and the absence of social infrastructure.

tension

Moldavia refused to hold the referendum on the grounds that it would worsen ethnic tensions in the republic.

The plagues of aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and ethnic tension are still widespread.

violence

The rioting came two weeks after Britain's worst ethnic violence in 15 years, across the Pennines in Oldham last month.

Why then the recent ethnic violence ?

Differences of interpretation emerged within days of the signing of the Sarajevo agreement as ethnic violence continued to escalate.

Inter-ethnic violence has flared sporadically since independence.

The rise of ethnic violence throughout the Eastern bloc is unfortunately the other side of the coin to self-determination.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

along religious/ethnic/party etc lines

In Moldavia there was a marked division of voting along ethnic lines .

In the specific conditions of post-colonial underdevelopment it is not unusual to find conflict within the bourgeoisie working along ethnic lines .

It comes as no surprise that the caricatures are extended along ethnic lines .

On Capitol Hill, reactions to Bush's proposals fell predictably along party lines .

The committee voted 21-16, along party lines , to empower Burton.

The Council, said the author, should not be reported as if it was divided along party lines .

The vote was 35 to 24, almost strictly along party lines .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Ethnic unrest is spreading throughout the south-western republics of the former Soviet Union.

Employers cannot discriminate on the basis of racial or ethnic background.

fighting in Bosnia between people from different ethnic backgrounds

Hundreds of people have been killed in the recent ethnic violence.

In California it is illegal to refuse to do business with someone because of their race or ethnic origin.

In the large cities of Africa, where different ethnic groups with many different languages are thrown together, people communicate in English or Swahili.

Reports of ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia forced the European states and the US into taking action.

The Indonesians of the city form a distinct ethnic group.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Bogus applicants offend ethnic minorities as much as anyone else.

Harrassment of ethnic or religious minorities would result in various international sanctions.

Only the Tories increased the number of their ethnic minority candidates, selecting two, moreover, for winnable seats.

Real ethnic crimes have begun to replace imaginary ones.

The ethnic mosaic of the neighborhoods.

The adverse housing conditions of ethnic minorities are well known and not unexpected.

Their concerns now became far more parochial and ethnic , and party considerations undoubtedly began to play a greater part.

This surge of humanity has disrupted land-holding patterns and economic relationships and engendered ethnic conflict.

II. noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Many of those who constitute it would adhere to a world-renouncing ethnic based on a doctrine of separation from the world.

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