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{ Eth"nic (?), Eth"nic*al (?), } a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; nation, &unr_; &unr_; the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F. ethnique.] 1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological.
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2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to Jewish and Christian.
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3. of or pertaining to a group having a distinct racial, cultural, religious or linguistic character; as, ethnic differences within a population can cause civil war.
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4. being a member of a distinct racial or cultural minority within a larger population; as, ethnic Chinese own most of the businesses in Indonesia.
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Eth"nic (?) n. 1. A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.]
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No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs. Milton.
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2. a member of an ethnic group.
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