ethnic
Of shared ancestry
Ethnic relates to groups of people who share cultural characteristics such as language, religion, customs, or ancestry.
It often appears in phrases like ethnic food, ethnic music, or ethnic neighborhood, where it signals traditions from a particular cultural group, often one that is a minority in a given context.
Ethnic cleansing refers to the forced removal or extermination of a population based on their ethnicity.
As a noun, ethnic can refer to a member of an ethnic minority, though this usage strikes some as dated or dismissive.
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multiethnicOf many backgrounds
- pluralisticAllowing coexisting differences
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- inclusiveCovering all members
integrated · mixed · diverse · intercultural · cross-cultural · heterogeneous · varied · minority
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
bloodline · kinship · clan · tribe · diaspora · family · forebears · inheritance
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- musicOrganized auditory art
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
rituals · costumes · festivals · folklore · language · crafts · ceremonies · storytelling
States of strained relations
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- violenceHarmful physical force
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
genocide · prejudice · segregation · strife · nationalism · hatred · war · atrocities
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multiethnicOf many backgrounds
- pluralisticAllowing coexisting differences
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
inclusive · integrated · mixed · diverse · intercultural · cross-cultural · heterogeneous · varied · minority · majority
ancestry
Family line of descent
genealogy · bloodline · kinship · clan · tribe · diaspora · family · forebears · inheritance · legacy
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- musicOrganized auditory art
dance · rituals · costumes · festivals · folklore · language · crafts · ceremonies · storytelling · mythology
tensions
States of strained relations
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- violenceHarmful physical force
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
persecution · genocide · prejudice · segregation · strife · nationalism · hatred · war · atrocities · displacement
- social adjectivessocial, societal, cultural, collective, communal
- decor stylesmodern, contemporary, traditional, rustic, bohemian
- fashion adjectivesstylish, elegant, casual, formal, trendy
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- jewelry stylesvintage, antique, art deco, art nouveau, Victorian
ethnicuniversal
Affecting all equally
global · cosmopolitan · mainstream · nonracial · generic
ethnicindividual
One separate human being
civic · religious · personal · national · ideological
ethnicmainstream
Dominant cultural current
assimilated · Americanized · modern · conventional · bland
- ethnic rootsOne's cultural heritage background
- ethnic originsAncestral cultural background
- ethnic groupsPopulations sharing cultural ancestry
- ethnic integrationCombining distinct cultural groups
- ethnic foodCuisine from particular cultures
- ethnic minorityNon-majority cultural group
ethnicity, ethnically, ethnography, ethnology, ethnicities, ethnic cleansing, ethnic group, ethnics, ethnic groups