"ethnicity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛθˈnɪsɪti/ Audio: en-us-ethnicity.ogg [US] Forms: ethnicity [singular], ethnicities [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=ethnicities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person's ethnicity describes the common characteristics of the cultural group they belong to.
    Sense id: simple-ethnicity-en-noun-u2ve6az8
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          "text": "Lucy's family has Italian ethnicity."
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          "text": "Student age, gender, and ethnicity were not considered."
        },
        {
          "text": "They may face prejudice based on ethnicity or skin color."
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        },
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        },
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