ethnic: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with E · ends with C
Meaning of ethnic
adj
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.
Example: I like to eat ethnic food
Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
- historical
Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.
Listed forms: ethnick.
Source: Wiktionary — ethnic.
noun
An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community.
The demonym of an Ancient Greek city.
- archaic
A heathen, a pagan.
Listed forms: ethnics, ethnick.
Source: Wiktionary — ethnic.
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Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for ethnic.
adjective
denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
- cultural
- ethnical
adjective
not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ethnic in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ethnic
E(1) + T(1) + H(4) + N(1) + I(1) + C(3) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of ethnic
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from ethnic
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