ethnie

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UK/ɛtniː/

noun

An ethnic group; an ethnicity.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:ethnie.”

OriginFrench ethnie →
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Meanings

nounethnie (plural ethnie or ethnies)

plural ethnies

  1. An ethnic group; an ethnicity.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ethnie.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ethnic grouprace

Origin

  1. Frenchethnie
  2. Frenchethnie
  3. Englishethnie

Borrowed from French ethnie.

More words from French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Thienetheine
Cite this entry
APA

ethnie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnie

MLA

“ethnie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnie.

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