ethnic

ethnic
adjective
1) ethnisch; Volks[gruppe, -musik, -tanz]

ethnic minority — ethnische Minderheit

2) (from specified group) Volks[chinesen, -deutsche usw.]
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['eƟnik]
adjective
(of nations or races of mankind or their customs, dress, food etc: ethnic groups/dances.) ethnisch
- academic.ru/25151/ethnology">ethnology
- ethnological
- ethnologist
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eth·nic
[ˈeθnɪk]
I. adj
1. inv (ethnological) ethnisch, Volks-
the \ethnic Chinese die Volkschinesen
\ethnic minority ethnische Minderheit
\ethnic slur rassistische Äußerung
2. (national) landesüblich, einheimisch
\ethnic costumes Landestrachten pl, SCHWEIZ a. Nationaltrachten pl
3. (exotic) exotisch
\ethnic food exotische Gerichte
II. n AM, AUS Eingeborene(r) f(m)
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['eɵnɪk]
1. adj
1) (= racial) ethnisch

ethnic clashes — ethnische Konflikte pl

ethnic violence — Rassenkrawalle pl

ethnic Germans — Volksdeutsche pl

2) (= traditional) atmosphere urtümlich; fabric, clothes folkloristisch

ethnic music — Folklore f

in Zambia she bought several pairs of ethnic earrings — in Sambia kaufte sie mehrere Paare der dort typischen Ohrringe

books on ethnic food — Bücher über das Essen in verschiedenen Kulturen

2. n ethnics
3. pl
Mitglieder pl einer ethnischen Gruppe
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ethnic [ˈeθnık]
A adj (adv ethnically)
1. ethnisch:
a) einer sprachlich und kulturell einheitlichen Volksgruppe angehörend:
ethnic cleansing ethnische Säuberung;
ethnic German Volksdeutsche(r) m/f(m);
ethnic group Volksgruppe f;
ethnic minority ethnische Minderheit
b) die Kultur und Lebensgemeinschaft einer Volksgruppe betreffend:
ethnic joke Witz auf Kosten einer bestimmten Volksgruppe
2. ausländisch:
a restaurant serving ethnic food ein Restaurant, in dem es ausländische Spezialitäten gibt
B s besonders US Angehörige(r) einer sprachlich und kulturell einheitlichen Volksgruppe
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adjective
1) ethnisch; Volks[gruppe, -musik, -tanz]

ethnic minority — ethnische Minderheit

2) (from specified group) Volks[chinesen, -deutsche usw.]
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adj.
ethnisch adj.

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