ethnicities

plural of ethnicity
as in nationalities
a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities

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Recent Examples of ethnicities There’s no better proof of this than SKIMS, whose social campaigns showcase models and celebrities of various sizes, shapes and ethnicities. Alison Bringé, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 Business schools must massively increase their efforts to address this imbalance and also to attract more students of all races and ethnicities from working-class and lower-income backgrounds. Jacqueline Novogratz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2021
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Noun
  • Puerto Ricans lean Democrat The Latino vote encompasses various nationalities and identities, and partisan preferences differ markedly among them.
    A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Worldwide so far, 6,000 hotels have been recommended by inspectors who are not all French; there are 30 nationalities of inspectors.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • Mikati said that the number of displaced people is the largest in the nation's history, which has been punctuated by civil war and conflict with neighboring nations.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Despite the enmity of their nations, there is a warm camaraderie between the two musicians, a consequence of making music together.
    Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Certainly, Hasina’s fall provided room for a spate of attacks on police and minorities, though analysts say the scale of bloodletting has been sensationalized.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The federal law that President Joe Biden signed at the end of 2021 followed allegations of human rights abuses by Beijing against members of the ethnic Uyghur group and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024

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