ethnic origin
Where ancestors came from
Ethnic origin is the cultural, national, or ancestral background a person identifies with or descends from—distinct from race, nationality, or citizenship.
It encompasses shared heritage such as language, traditions, religion, or geographic roots: The form asked about ethnic origin.
Laws against discrimination often protect people regardless of ethnic origin.
- continentLarge connected landmass
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- raceCompetition of speed
- migrationMovement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
melting pot · indigenous peoples · tribal roots · genealogy · old country · native land · country · folklore · language · ancestry · family tree · blood ties · lineage · heritage · assimilation · colonization · homeland · minority group
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- heritagecultural traditions, museum, national heritage, archive, monument
- census datapopulation census, national census, census forms, census form, census report
- workplace equityequal opportunity, pay equity, fair employment, fair hiring, fair treatment
ethnic originnationality
Legal belonging to country
citizenship · national identity · legal status · civic identity · immigration status
ethnic origincommon humanity
Shared nature of people
human race · cosmopolitanism · statelessness · rootlessness · placelessness
ethnic origincommon humanity
Shared nature of people
shared humanity · human race · world citizenship · global citizen · colorblindness
ethnic, ethnicity, ethnically, ethnics, ethno, origin, origins, original, originally