ethnicity

n. ethnic character, quality of belonging to an ethnic group

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. an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations"
(hypernym) quality