ethnically

English

Etymology

From ethnic +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

ethnically (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to ethnicity.
   • 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party.

   • 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in The New York Times, retrieved 28 September 2013:

     London has one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the world. It absorbs more than half of all immigrants to Britain.

   • 2021 April 13, Katie Bo Williams and Zachary Cohen, “US intelligence community warns of devastating long-term impact of coronavirus pandemic”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Domestic extremists are motivated by a range of ideologies which “reflects an increasingly complex threat landscape, including racially or ethnically motivated threats and antigovernment or antiauthority threats,” the report says.

Derived terms

• ethnically challenged