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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This has created a legal standoff in the U.S. after years in which American firms have embraced DEI policies that track race and ethnicity data and set diversity targets in hiring and other corporate practices.
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Reuters, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The latest: Lawmakers introduced House Bill 630 last month, which would ban wage discrimination based on gender, race or ethnicity, as well as protect workers from retaliation and prevent employers from using pay history to set salaries.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The language was softened after some concerns that the guidance to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities would include clubs that were based on race or ethnicity.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
These included information on the driver's ethnicity.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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Reuters, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The latest: Lawmakers introduced House Bill 630 last month, which would ban wage discrimination based on gender, race or ethnicity, as well as protect workers from retaliation and prevent employers from using pay history to set salaries.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The language was softened after some concerns that the guidance to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities would include clubs that were based on race or ethnicity.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
These included information on the driver's ethnicity.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 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 12 Apr. 2025.
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