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ethnic 音标拼音: ['ɛθnɪk] a. 种族的,人种的 种族的,人种的 ethnic adj 1: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; " influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J. F. Kennedy; " ethnic food" [ synonym: { cultural}, { ethnic}, { ethnical}] 2: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [ synonym: { heathen}, { heathenish}, { pagan}, { ethnic}] n 1: a person who is a member of an ethnic groupEthnic \ Eth" nic\, Ethnical \ Eth" nic* al\, a. [ L. ethnicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? nation, ? ? the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F. ethnique.] 1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to { Jewish} and { Christian}. [ 1913 Webster] 3. of or pertaining to a group having a distinct racial, cultural, religious or linguistic character; as, ethnic differences within a population can cause civil war. [ PJC] 4. being a member of a distinct racial or cultural minority within a larger population; as, ethnic Chinese own most of the businesses in Indonesia. [ PJC]
Ethnic \ Eth" nic\ n. 1. A heathen; a pagan. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. a member of an ethnic group. [ PJC]
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