A community or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.
‘the largest of six ethnic groups inhabiting the area of northern Sumatra’
‘Various ethnic groups throughout history have thought that elderberry had medicinal or even supernatural powers.’
‘African Americans show a higher prevalence of hypertension than whites and other ethnic groups.’
‘Emigrant musicians from many different European ethnic groups made commercial recordings in their indigenous Old World styles.’
‘He recognizes the commonalities among ethnic groups whose villages straddled national borders and who suffered in the backwash of war.’
‘The Balkan peninsula is inhabited by a multitude of ethnic groups.’
‘Elaborate food service and symbolism are features of such events, but the content varies greatly in different ethnic groups.’
‘The small ethnic groups living along the coast are forced to keep their villages small due to lack of dry land.’
‘French is the official language, but there are as many languages as ethnic groups.’
‘They are the largest minority ethnic group in Scotland.’
‘The two largest ethnic groups were Germans (10 million) and Hungarians (9 million).’
‘South Sulawesi is inhabited by four main ethnic groups: Bugis, Makassar, Mandar, and Toraja.’
‘Members of the majority ethnic group trace their ancestral lineage through the maternal lines of families.’
‘One of the largest studies was the child and adolescent trial for cardiovascular health study, which randomised 4019 children representing many ethnic groups.’
‘The US is a diverse country with many ethnic groups, and with peoples of varying religious identities.’
‘In general, minority ethnic groups appear to be receiving more coverage in the regional press than was the case two years ago.’
‘In this context, it is worth recalling that members of all minority ethnic groups are under-represented among managers of large enterprises.’
‘This generalization once again conceals some significant differences among minority ethnic groups.’
‘Bridgeport is different, though, in that the primary ethnic groups remained in the community and their lots improved over time.’
‘The country has 55 officially recognized ethnic groups.’
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