multiethnic

adjective

mul·ti·eth·nic ˌməl-tē-ˈeth-nik

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: made up of people of various ethnicities

a multiethnic country

also : of, relating to, reflecting, or adapted to diverse ethnicities

multiethnic literature

multiethnicity

ˌməl-tē-ˌeth-ˈni-sə-tē

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noun

Examples of multiethnic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s support within Lebanon’s multiethnic and religiously diverse society is already weak. —

Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024 Harris was born in Oakland and raised by a single mother, a cancer researcher involved in the civil rights movement who intentionally brought up the future vice president and her sister in multicultural, multiethnic communities. —

Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024 Hamas, unlike the ANC, has no such vision of a multiethnic state, hence its lack of interest in nonviolent resistance. —

Jessica Stern, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2023 Hieronimus said in North America growth will be fueled by a strong economy plus an increasingly multiethnic population obsessed with beauty. —

Jennifer Weil, WWD, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for multiethnic

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