Definition of ethnic

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  • ethnic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • ethnic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • ethnic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of ethnic

  • denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people (adjective)

    Examples

    1. influenced by ethnic and cultural ties
    2. ethnic food

    Synonyms

    1. cultural
    2. ethnical
  • not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. heathen
    2. heathenish
    3. pagan
  • a person who is a member of an ethnic group (noun)

See definition of ethnic in Merriam Webster