ethnic group
group of people united by common ethnic characteristics (such as language, culture, religion, etc.)
Ethnic group
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.