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ethnical

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 TH N IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Ethnic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to ethnology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people- J.F.Kennedy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • influenced by ethnic and cultural ties
  • ethnic food

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cultural, ethnic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English ethnicalle, from Late Latin ethnicālis.