Meaning & use
ethnically
In a way that relates to a particular ethnic group, its culture, ancestry, or identity.
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The city's ethnically diverse neighborhoods each host their own annual food festival.
The census asked residents to identify ethnically as well as by nationality.
A note on using this word
Ethnically usually modifies adjectives like diverse or homogeneous, describing populations in terms of shared ancestry or cultural identity.
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