multiethnic

adjective

mul·​ti·​eth·​nic ˌməl-tē-ˈeth-nik How to pronounce multiethnic (audio)
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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 noun

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Split from al Qaeda Born in Syria in the late 1970s or early 1980s, al-Golani is promoting himself as a pragmatic, political leader and extending assurances for Syria’s multiethnic and religious populations. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024 Their districts span California from the border to the Sierra, the Central Valley to Orange County, as do their life stories: children of immigrants, multiethnic, multigenerational. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 New Hope Presbyterian Church, a multiethnic congregation led by a Black female pastor in Anaheim, started a string orchestra in April, welcoming students, including those who may have trouble getting into and paying for music programs. Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024 Once the preserve of the nation’s upper class, the GOP is now a collection of a multiethnic working class and the still-large remainder of the old, Bush/Romney-era party. Henry Olsen, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multiethnic 

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multiethnic was in 1941

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“Multiethnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiethnic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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