Phrase guide

ethnic group

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ethnie

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ethnos

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: group, grouping

Narrower terms: ethnic minority, Azeri, Bengali, Flemish, Hebrews, Israelites, Mbundu, Ovimbundu, Tajik, Tadzhik, Walloons, Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native Australian, Australian Aborigine, Kurd, Igbo, Nubian

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: etniese groep — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Armenian: ազգ (azg) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Armenian: ազգություն (azgutʻyun) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Bashkir: милләт (millət) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Bulgarian: наро́дност (naródnost) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Catalan: grup ètnic — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民族 (mínzú) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 族群 (zúqún) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Danish: etnisk gruppe — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Esperanto: etno — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Finnish: etninen ryhmä — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Finnish: etnisyys — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Finnish: kansallisuus — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • French: ethnie — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • French: groupe ethnique — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Galician: grupo étnico — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Georgian: ეთნიკური ჯგუფი (etniḳuri ǯgupi) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • German: ethnische Gruppe — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • German: Ethnie — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • German: Volksgruppe — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • German: Sippe — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Ancient Greek: ἔθνος (éthnos) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Hungarian: etnikum — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Hungarian: népcsoport — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Hungarian: etnikai csoport — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Icelandic: þjóðarbrot — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Ido: rasala grupo — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Ido: etnio — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Irish: grúpa eitneach — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Italian: etnia — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Japanese: 民族 (minzoku) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Khmer: ក្រុមជនជាតិ (krŏmchônchéatĕ) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Korean: 민족 (minjok) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Latvian: etniskā grupa — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Latvian: etnoss — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Manchu: ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ (uksura) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Norwegian Bokmål: folkegruppe — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: folkegruppe — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Persian: قوم (qowm) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Polish: grupa etniczna — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Portuguese: etnia — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Portuguese: grupo étnico — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Romanian: grup etnic — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Russian: этни́ческая гру́ппа (etníčeskaja grúppa) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Russian: национа́льность (nacionálʹnostʹ) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Russian: э́тнос (étnos) — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Spanish: grupo étnico — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Spanish: etnia — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Swedish: etnisk grupp — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Vietnamese: dân tộc — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Vietnamese: sắc tộc — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Vietnamese: tộc người — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds
  • Welsh: grŵp ethnig — group of people who identify with one another on ancestral etc. grounds