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multiethnic

adj · noun · 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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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of more than one ethnic group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

involving several ethnic groups

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: multi-ethnic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English ethnic English multiethnic From multi- + ethnic.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 多民族 (duōmínzú) — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • Esperanto: pluretna — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • Estonian: paljurahvuseline — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • Finnish: monikansallinen — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • Finnish: monietninen — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • French: multiethnique — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • German: multiethnisch — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • Irish: il-eitneach — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • Norman: multiéthnique — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • Russian: мультиэтни́ческий (mulʹtietníčeskij) — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups
  • Russian: многонациона́льный (mnogonacionálʹnyj) — of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups