ethnicity
noun
eth·nic·i·ty
eth-ˈni-sə-tē 
plural ethnicities
1
: ethnic quality or affiliation
aspects of ethnicity
2
: a particular ethnic affiliation or group
students of diverse ethnicities
Examples of ethnicity in a Sentence
a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities
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Studies that compare genetic variation between pairs of siblings have been able to better control for socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as parenting practices and ethnicities; in these studies, the direct effects of DNA on IQ look even smaller, still with no hint of a biological mechanism.
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Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
The various researchers The Athletic spoke to point to a glaring dearth of research into menstrual cycles and optimal hormone levels of different ethnicities.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
This echoes the Supreme Court’s decision in 2023, which narrowed how colleges can consider race and ethnicity in admissions.
—Joseph Morales, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
But the impact of the immigration law remains largely unknown because Alabama prisons don’t collect ethnicity data and therefore don’t know how many inmates are Hispanic.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
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Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
The various researchers The Athletic spoke to point to a glaring dearth of research into menstrual cycles and optimal hormone levels of different ethnicities.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
This echoes the Supreme Court’s decision in 2023, which narrowed how colleges can consider race and ethnicity in admissions.
—Joseph Morales, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
But the impact of the immigration law remains largely unknown because Alabama prisons don’t collect ethnicity data and therefore don’t know how many inmates are Hispanic.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ethnicity
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnicity. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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