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

Synonyms

• nation
• nationality
• race

Examples of ethnicity in a Sentence

a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities

Recent Examples on the Web

Looking at race and ethnicity, Pew found one-fourth of Hispanic teens are on TikTok constantly. —Brad Adgate, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

However, because compatible blood types and biological markers tend to be found more commonly among members of the same race or ethnicity there needs to be diversity in the donor population. —Andrew Jones, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025

The 2020 Census found that English was the most common race or ethnicity. —Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025

In this instance, though, the graves were not linked by religion, ethnicity or any other discernible personal characteristic of the deceased, Mr. Hoerauf said. —Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ethnicity

• basicity
• chronicity
• complicity
• cyclicity
• duplicity
• facticity
• felicity
• helicity
• plasticity
• publicity
• rusticity
• simplicity