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Ethnic - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ethnic : adj
1: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of
living built up by a group of people; "influenced by
ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food"
[syn: cultural, ethnical]
2: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and
Islam [syn: heathen, heathenish, pagan]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ethnic : \Eth"nic\n.
A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.]
No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs.
--Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ethnic : \Eth"nic\, Ethnical \Eth"nic*al\, a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. ?,
fr. ? nation, ? ? the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F.
ethnique.]
1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of
race; ethnological.
2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to
Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to Jewish and
Christian.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Ethnic |
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thomsinger: Suggestion for 2010... Eat at restaurants you have never been to before... And try new Ethnic foods! |
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constantcub: Tired of reading that Santa Claus should be vegan, multi-Ethnic, wearing a helmet, on a low sodium/fat/lactose diet, and working out. |
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edjrma: RT @campaignforeths Follow Me! Stay tuned to find out how you can get involved in our campaign for Ethnic Studies in our SFUSD high schools! |
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