"ethnie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛtniː/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ethnie [plural], ethnies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French ethnie. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:ethnie|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "ethnie", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ethnie", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ethnie"> Borrowed from French ethnie. Head templates: {{en-noun|*|s}} ethnie (plural ethnie or ethnies)
  1. An ethnic group; an ethnicity.

Inflected forms

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