ethnic group
ethnic group
group of people united by common ethnic characteristics (such as language, culture, religion, etc.)
Ethnic group
An
ethnic group or
ethnicity is a category of people who
identify with each other based on common
ancestral, social, cultural or national experience. Unlike most other social groups, ethnicity is primarily an inherited status. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be defined by a shared
cultural heritage,
ancestry,
origin myth, history,
homeland, language and/or
dialect, symbolic systems such as
religion,
mythology and
ritual,
cuisine,
dressing style,
art, and
physical appearance.
ethnic group
Noun
1. people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
(synonym) ethnos
(hypernym) group, grouping
(hyponym) ethnic minority
Ethnic Group
A set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common cultural traditions or heritage. 18 USC
ethnic group
Synonyms and related words:
breakaway group, camp, caucus, community, culture, division, faction, interest, interest group, minority group, nation, nationality, offshoot, party, people, political party, pressure group, race, sect, side, silent majority, society, speech community, splinter, splinter group, stock, strain, vocal minority, wing
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.