ethnicities
Ancestral heritage categories
Ethnicities is the plural of ethnicity—distinct cultural or ancestral groupings based on shared heritage, language, traditions, or national origin.
Forms and surveys often ask respondents to identify their ethnicities: The study collected data on participants' ethnicities.
A person may claim multiple ethnicities through mixed ancestry or cultural identification.
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- forebearsAncestral family members
progenitors · ancestors · forefathers · clan · tribe · kinfolk · family tree · pedigree
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- melting potCultural fusion place
mosaic · integration · coexistence · inclusion · assimilation · cross-cultural · demographics · racial diversity
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- musicOrganized auditory art
dance · folklore · clothing · rituals · ceremonies · festivals · art · mythology
Legal belonging to country
- raceCompetition of speed
- belongingState of fitting in
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- self-identificationClaiming an identity label
citizenship · community · solidarity · in-group · heritage · hyphenated identity · self-determination · indigenous
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
forebears · progenitors · ancestors · forefathers · clan · tribe · kinfolk · family tree · pedigree · roots
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
melting pot · mosaic · integration · coexistence · inclusion · assimilation · cross-cultural · demographics · racial diversity · minority groups
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
music · dance · folklore · clothing · rituals · ceremonies · festivals · art · mythology · beliefs
nationality
Legal belonging to country
- raceCompetition of speed
- belongingState of fitting in
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
self-identification · citizenship · community · solidarity · in-group · heritage · hyphenated identity · self-determination · indigenous · native
- humanityhuman, human being, humans, people, mankind
- multiculturalismmulticultural, diverse, pluralism, cultural mosaic, pluralistic
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- Worldearth, globe, planet, continents, continent
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
ethnicitiesnationalities
Official country memberships
citizenships · races · religions · social classes · castes
ethnicitieshumanity
People as a whole
humankind · common humanity · universal brotherhood · cosmopolitanism · universalism
ethnic, ethnicity, ethnically, ethnography, multiethnic, ethnocentric, ethnocentrism, ethnographic, ethnographer