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

And the researchers also observed some differences by race and ethnicity. —Josie Cox, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

Experts say there is no analysis by race or ethnicity of the length of time people use the program. —Paula Andalo | Kff Health News, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025

The gender, race and ethnicity of a total of 2,793 executives at the VP level and above was assessed across all the companies evaluated. —Thania Garcia, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025

This problem has been studied at length for well over a decade, focusing either on underrepresentation by race and ethnicity or on the underrepresentation of women in science. —Filomena Nunes, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 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