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Definition: Ethnicity |
EthnicityNoun1. An ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Diversity | A quality assigned to a specific group of people historically connected by a common national origin or language. Ethnic classification is used for identification rather than differentiation. (references) |
Statistics | Distinguishes people on the basis of cultural characteristics such as language or national origin. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Ethnicity |
| English words defined with "ethnicity": ethnically. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ethnicity": Alaska Native race/ethnic categories ♦ Chicano ♦ Environmental equity/ justice, Environmental Equity/Justice ♦ Gender and Ethnicity ♦ Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander race and ethnic categories ♦ Race and Ethnicity Targeted Test ♦ Supply of workers. (references) |
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Health | We also record Hispanic ethnicity. (references) | |
Male gender and non-African ethnicity seem to be additional risk factors. (references) | ||
Optimal calcium intake may vary according to a person's age, sex, and ethnicity. (references) | ||
Business | In practice, however, societal discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, and disability persists. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Latvia | Citizens' passports indicate the ethnicity of the bearer. (references) |
Iraq | Frequently, a security force official demands that a family change its ethnicity from Kurdish or Turkmen to Arab. (references) | |
Russia | Both leaderships had suspended issuing passports in 1997 to protest the failure of new passports to indicate the bearer's ethnicity. (references) | |
Discrimination | India | The traditional caste system as well as differences of ethnicity, religion, and language deeply divide society. (references) |
Bahrain | However, in practice these rights are protected unevenly, depending on the individual's social status, ethnicity, or sex. (references) | |
Albania | The law prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, ethnicity, language, or religion; however, discrimination against women and some minority groups persisted. (references) | |
Economic History | Fiji | Both houses of the legislature have seats reserved by ethnicity. (references) |
Guyana | Since the split of the multiracial PPP in 1955, politics has been based more on ethnicity than on ideology. (references) | |
Suriname | Most of Suriname's political parties took shape during the autonomy period and were overwhelmingly based on ethnicity. (references) | |
Human Rights | Bulgaria | Four of those killed were of Roma or Turkish ethnicity. (references) |
Russia | In several cases, elderly Russian civilians were killed for no apparent reason other than their ethnicity. (references) | |
Tajikistan | No groups are barred from testifying, and all testimony theoretically is given equal consideration, regardless of the ethnicity or gender of the witness. (references) | |
Minorities | Slovak Republic | Despite these efforts, only 90,000 Roma claimed Roma ethnicity. (references) |
Hungary | Ethnicity and poverty both are problems that the Roma must deal with. (references) | |
Mauritius | There is a strong correlation between religious affiliation and ethnicity. (references) | |
Political Economy | Bahrain | Violence against women, and discrimination based on sex, religion, and ethnicity remains a problem. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | Violent ethnic tensions persisted, and societal discrimination based on ethnicity remained a problem. (references) | |
Cote D'ivoire | Ethnic diversity, differing local rates of development, and religious differences associated with region and ethnicity are other social issues facing the Ivoirian government. (references) | |
Political Rights | Malawi | A citizen of European origin, several persons of mixed racial ethnicity, and an Asian are sitting members of the National Assembly. (references) |
Croatia | In addition the 1991 Citizenship Law, which is disadvantageous to non-ethnic Croats, still has not been amended to create equal citizenship conditions regardless of ethnicity. (references) | |
Uzbekistan | By law the Government prohibits formation of parties based on religion or ethnicity; those that oppose the sovereignty, integrity and security of the country and the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens; or those that promote war, or social, national, or religious hostility. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Indonesia | Union membership must be open to all regardless of political affiliation, religion, ethnicity, or gender. (references) |
Croatia | Unlike in previous years, there were no reports of systematic firings on grounds of ethnicity during the year. (references) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | In November 1999, the Government was found to be in violation of ILO Convention 111 (on employment discrimination) and 158 (on termination of employment) because of its failure to act in the case of workers at Aluminj Mostar who were dismissed during the war because of their non-Croat ethnicity. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Ethnicity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.57% of the time. "Ethnicity" is used about 235 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.57% | 234 | 19,621 |
| Noun (common) | 0.43% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 235 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "ethnicity": gender and Ethnicity. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "ethnicity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 种族 (Ethnic, Ethnical, Racial), 種族 (race), 族 (clan, nationality, race). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | etnisk baggrund. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | etniciteit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | etninen ryhmä (ethnic group). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ethnicité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ethnische Merkmale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | etnisitas. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | etnicit . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | エスキモー犬 (aesthetic, escape, escort, escort girl, Eskimo dog, ESPer, Esperanto, esprit, esprit nouveau, esquire, establishment, estate, ester, esterase, esthetic, esthetic salon, estheticien, Estonia, estrogen, estrone, es-zet, eternal, eternity, ethnic, ethnic fashion, ethnic food, ethnic group, ethnic look, ethnicism, ethno, ethnology, ethology, expresso, hope, one who has ESP, S size, sauce Espagnole, science of animal behaviour, Short Take-Off and Landing, small size, STOL). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | エスニシティ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ethnicityay этническая или расовая принадлежность. (various references) etnicidad. (various references) ลักษ"ะของเชื้อชาติหรือกลุ่มชนที่เหมือนกันหรือต่างกัน. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Ethnicity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ethicacy. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ethnicity" (pronounced ethni"sutē) |
| 5 | -i" s u t ē | analyticity, authenticity, complicity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, Felicity, multiplicity, publicity, simplicity, specificity, toxicity. |
| 4 | -s u t ē | adversity, animosity, atrocity, audacity, biodiversity, capacity, complexity, curiosity, density, diversity, falsity, ferocity, generosity, incapacity, intensity, laxity, mendacity, monstrosity, necessity, obesity, opacity, overcapacity, paucity, perplexity, perversity, pomposity, propensity, reciprocity, religiosity, scarcity, tenacity, university, varsity, velocity, veracity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity. |
| 3 | -u t ē | ability, abnormality, absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, advisability, affinity, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, austerity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, captivity, causality, cavity, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, divinity, docility, duality, ductility, durability, electability, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, femininity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, legality, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opportunity, originality, oversensitivity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, passivity, paternity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, personality, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, reliability, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, seasonality, security, selectivity, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, severity, sexuality, similarity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, universality, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, velvety, venality, Verity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, visibility, vitality, volatility, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-h-i-i-n-t-t-y" | |
-2 letters: ichnite, nitchie. | |
-3 letters: chitin, chitty, echini, entity, ethnic, hyenic, incite, nicety, tetchy, thetic. | |
-4 letters: chine, ethic, itchy, netty, niche, nitty, techy, tench, tenth, tenty, thein, thine, tinct, tithe, tythe, yince. | |
-5 letters: cent, chin, chit, cine, cite, city, etch, etic, hent, hint, hyte, inch, inti, itch, nett, nice, nite, tent, teth, then, they, thin, tine. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-h-i-i-n-t-t-y" | |
+3 letters: antihysteric, authenticity, biosynthetic, technicality. | |
+4 letters: antihysterics, hypertonicity, pathogenicity, semisynthetic. | |
+5 letters: antithetically, hypotonicities, inauthenticity, nephrotoxicity, theocentricity, thymectomizing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 74 68 6E 69 63 69 74 79 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references). - .... -. .. -.-. .. - -.--. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110100 01101000 01101110 01101001 01100011 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E t h n i c i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0074 0068 006E 0069 0063 0069 0074 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)398674807569758691 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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