ethnic group

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

The term "Ethnicity" redirects here. For the album of the same name by Yanni, see Ethnicity (Yanni album) An ethnic group or ethnicity is a population of human beings whose members identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry. Ethnicity is also defined from the recognition by others as a distinct group and by common cultural, linguistic, religious, behavioural or biological traits.
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Noun
1. people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
(synonym) ethnos
(hypernym) group, grouping
(hyponym) ethnic minority

A set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common cultural traditions or heritage. 18 USC

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