Definition of ETHNIC

ethnic

Plural: ethnics

Noun

  • A member of a particular ethnic group.
  • a person who is a member of an ethnic group
  • An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community.
  • A heathen, a pagan.
  • The demonym of an Ancient Greek city.

Adjective Satellite

  • denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; - J.F.Kennedy
    • "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"
    • "ethnic food"
  • not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

Adj

  • Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
  • Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.
  • Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
  • Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.

Examples

  • I like to eat ethnic food
  • The ETHNIC origin of some Scrabble words can be fascinating to discover.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ethnik, from Latin ethnicus ("pagan", "heathen"), from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “of or for a nation, heathen”), from ἔθνος (éthnos, “a company", later "a people or nation, heathens”).

Scrabble Score: 11

ethnic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ethnic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ethnic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

ethnic: valid Words With Friends Word