2syllables
ethnic
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ethnic is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, ethnic is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofethnic
1noun
- An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community.
- An ethnic minority.
- A heathen, a pagan.
- (in classical scholarship) the demonym of an Ancient Greek city
1adjective
- Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
Example: "There are many ethnic Indonesians in the Netherlands"
- Characteristic of a foreign, usually non-Western culture.
Example: "I like to eat ethnic food"
- Representative of a folk or traditional mode of expression.
- Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.
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