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Pronunciation / Transliteration: minjok-ui
"축제는 지역 사회의 다양한 민족적 배경을 기념합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to a particular race, culture, or nationality.
"The festival celebrates the diverse ethnic backgrounds of the community." - 2
Characteristic of a specific cultural group.
"She wore traditional ethnic clothing during the ceremony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'ethnikos', meaning 'national' or 'gentile', originating from 'ethnos', meaning 'nation' or 'people of the same kind'. It entered late Middle English via Medieval Latin and French, initially referring to heathen or pagan populations before shifting to denote racial, cultural, and national groupings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ethnic" is said worldwide
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ethnique
Transliteration: ɛt.nik
"Le festival célèbre les différentes origines ethniques de la communauté."
ethnisch
Transliteration: ɛt.nɪʃ
"Das Festival feiert die verschiedenen ethnischen Hintergründe der Gemeinschaft."
etnico
Transliteration: ɛt.ni.ko
"Il festival celebra le diverse origini etniche della comunità."
étnico
Transliteration: et.ni.ko
"El festival celebra los diversos orígenes étnicos de la comunidad."
étnico
Transliteration: et.ni.ku
"O festival celebra as diversas origens étnicas da comunidade."
जातीय
Transliteration: jaatiya
"त्योहार समुदाय की विभिन्न जातीय पृष्ठभूमियों का जश्न मनाता है।"
民族的
Transliteration: mínzú de
"这个节日庆祝社区的不同民族背景。"
민족의
Transliteration: minjok-ui
"축제는 지역 사회의 다양한 민족적 배경을 기념합니다."
民族の
Transliteration: minzoku no
"この祭りは地域社会のさまざまな民族的背景を祝います。"
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