ethnic group
族群,族裔群体,族裔团体,族类
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Definitions
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- : pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.
- : referring to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups.
- : being a member of an ethnic group, especially of a group that is a minority within a larger society: ethnic Chinese in San Francisco.
- : of, relating to, or characteristic of members of such a group.
- : belonging to or deriving from the cultural, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country: ethnic dances.
- : displaying characteristics, as in physical appearance, language, or accent, that can cause one to be identified by others as a member of a minority ethnic group: Her new boyfriend looks ethnic to me.
- : Obsolete. pagan; heathen.
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- : a member of an ethnic group.
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They, like many people with health issues or from under-resourced racial and ethnic minority communities, are affected by numerous social determinants that amplify the negative health consequences they experience.
It’s even harder when you’re an ethnic minority, and then especially when you’re the minority of minorities in coaching or in sports.
Under amendments introduced on the House side and later adopted by the Senate, the measures also require the submission of racial and ethnic data about people who receive the shot.
He also addressed the intersectionality of those who identify as both a member of the LGBTQ and other racial or ethnic communities, again citing hate crimes data where there was an overlap in acts committed.
Still, as the story of Leonel Castillo shows, Mayorkas probably will face internal dissent, based on his perceived liberal politics if not his ethnic identity.
But a 2011 study of genetic evidence from 30 ethnic groups in India disproved this theory.
His New Deal Coalition brought together Southerners, Northern ethnic minorities, and urban blacks under the same banner.
He proposed among other things that police departments must better reflect the ethnic makeup of the populace.
How does a complicated ethnic background inform someone's experiences?
Army officials also allege that he worked for ethnic rebels as a “communications captain.”
The people whose institutions and ideas he is examining are members of a given ethnic group.
The former country has ever been subject to periodic ethnic disturbances and changes.
But beyond this there is the more delicate investigation of the ethnic element in folklore.