ethnicity
noun
eth·nic·i·ty
eth-ˈni-sə-tē 
plural ethnicities
1
: ethnic quality or affiliation
aspects of ethnicity
2
: a particular ethnic affiliation or group
students of diverse ethnicities
Examples of ethnicity in a Sentence
a university with a student body of diverse ethnicities
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The Trump administration this week shared the home addresses, ethnicities and personal data of all Medicaid recipients with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
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Trân Nguyễn, Fortune, 22 July 2025
The Bar will not consider race, ethnicity, or other immutable characteristics when considering applicants for the Leadership Development Summit or Leadership Academy.
—Elijah Guevara, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
The Trump administration will start sharing the personal information of nearly 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, with federal immigration authorities as the president seeks to ramp up deportations.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 17 July 2025
However, the use of BMI is controversial among healthcare workers as it was developed in the mid-19th century based on problematic racial and societal biases and does not consider a person's ethnicity, gender or body makeup.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 14 July 2025
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Trân Nguyễn, Fortune, 22 July 2025
The Bar will not consider race, ethnicity, or other immutable characteristics when considering applicants for the Leadership Development Summit or Leadership Academy.
—Elijah Guevara, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
The Trump administration will start sharing the personal information of nearly 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, with federal immigration authorities as the president seeks to ramp up deportations.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 17 July 2025
However, the use of BMI is controversial among healthcare workers as it was developed in the mid-19th century based on problematic racial and societal biases and does not consider a person's ethnicity, gender or body makeup.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for ethnicity
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnicity. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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