Synonyms for ethnic
ˈɛθ nɪketh·nic

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1. ethnicadjective

   Heathen, not Judeo-Christian.

   Synonyms:
   gentile, pagan

2. ethnicadjective

   Synonyms:
   exotic

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. ethnicadjective

   a person who is a member of an ethnic group

   Antonyms:
   unsocial, religious

2. cultural, ethnic, ethnicaladjective

   denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people

   "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food"

   Synonyms:
   ethnical, cultural, heathenish, pagan, heathen

   Antonyms:
   unsocial, religious

3. heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnicadjective

   not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

   Synonyms:
   ethnical, cultural, heathenish, heathen, pagan

   Antonyms:
   unsocial, religious

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ethnicadjective

   Synonyms:
   heathen (as distinguished from Jewish and christian), pagan, gentile

2. ethnicadjective

   Synonyms:
   ethnological

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1. List of paraphrases for "ethnic":

   ethnical, racial, ethnically, ethnicity, inter-ethnic, ethniques, strain, race, national, ethic, nation

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1. Osmond Chan:

   It's different from ethnic costumes like the kimono and hanbok, as cheongsam has a highly flexible design, elements like dress length, different materials and different levels of complexity make dresses suitable for a variety of occasions.

2. Bernard Membe:

   This is a crisis that should not be transformed into an ethnic crisis, it is better for the African countries, including Tanzania, to persuade the administration Burundi to comply and admit the AU intervention.

3. Tony Leung:

   I started out in this business just hoping to make a living, but then I grew to learn the beauty of cheongsam, it's different from ethnic costumes like the kimono and hanbok, as cheongsam has a highly flexible design.

4. Catherine Lim:

   It's time now for a completely different one, and the only person whom I can think of to set that tone convincingly and who can appeal to Singaporeans across ethnic groups would be Mr Tharman.

5. Iftikher Mahmood:

   People will take one look at them and probably be able to guess they are half Bamar (Myanmar's ethnic majority), because their features are more Chinese and their skin is paler.