Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,589,263,078 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

ethnicity

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
eth·nic·i·ty  (th-ns-t)
n.
1. Ethnic character, background, or affiliation.
2. An ethnic group.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ethnicity - an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural tiesethnicity - an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
Translations
ethnicity [eθˈnɪsɪtɪ] N → etnicidad f
ethnicity [ɛθˈnɪsɪti] n → ethnicité f
ethnic minority n → minorité f ethnique
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Health providers should change the way they collect data on patients' race, ethnicity and language in an effort to help understand and address disparities, according to a recent Institute of Medicine report.
Better data collection needed on disparities by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health
She added that police are to still to establish the identity, age and ethnicity of the body and the cause and time of death.
Body is found in suitcase by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Police will still have to record the ethnicity of the person stopped and the reason why.
Paperwork simplified for police by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.