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. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   Russia is trying to make ethnic cleansing in northern Latakia to force all Turkmen and Sunni population who do not have good relations with the regime, they want to expel them, they want to ethnically cleanse this area so that regime and Russian bases in Latakia and Tartus are protected.

2. Rohan Gunaratna:

   Within the Christian community there has to be moderation because by its nature it consists of two different ethnic communities. Theres a natural instinct for them to look at such religious and ethnic issues with deep compassion.

3. Archbishop Jose Gomez:

   But this canonization is more than an ethnic event or a religious event. The Pope is calling all of us in America to reflect on our history and our nation's Hispanic and Catholic heritage and our legacy as a nation of immigrants, for me, this is probably the most important dimension of the Pope's visit.

4. Dean Debnam:

   Even food polarizes Americans along party lines these days, democrats and Republicans disagree on donuts and bagels, KFC and Chick-fil-A, and even the merits of Olive Garden as quality authentic ethnic food.

5. Mike Reilly:

   There’s a whole other conversation about ethnic beauty and a similar discussion about what makes a male attractive, so we wanted to avoid those confounding variables.