multiethnic
adjective
mul·ti·eth·nic
ˌməl-tē-ˈeth-nik 
-ˌtī-
: made up of people of various ethnicities
a multiethnic country
also
: of, relating to, reflecting, or adapted to diverse ethnicities
multiethnic literature
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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.
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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
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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
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“Multiethnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiethnic. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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