- pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group ) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.
- referring to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups.
- being a member of an ethnic group, especially of a group that is a minority within a larger society: ethnic Chinese in San Francisco.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of members of such a group.
- belonging to or deriving from the cultural, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country: ethnic dances.
- (of a human being) displaying characteristics, as in physical appearance, language, or accent, that can cause one to be identified by others as a member of a minority ethnic group: Her new boyfriend looks ethnic to me.
- pagan; heathen.
- a member of an ethnic group.
- relating to or characteristic of a human group having racial, religious, linguistic, and certain other traits in common
- relating to the classification of mankind into groups, esp on the basis of racial characteristics
- denoting or deriving from the cultural traditions of a group of people
- characteristic of another culture
- a member of an ethnic group, esp a minority group
