ethnically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Born in then-Soviet Lithuania, the 53-year-old - tall, stocky, talkative - describes himself as ethnically Russian.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
“It’s more complicated ethnically, civically and historically,” so a protracted war there “is not going to be like Iraq — it’s going to be 10 times worse,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
These choices reshaped U.S. demographics and institutions, with the current Congress “the most racially and ethnically diverse in history,” according to the Pew Research Center.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
India is a huge country, home to 22 languages, the menu of the world’s religions and an ethnically mixed population.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
I was convinced that one day, little old Persian me would get famous and I would get to play her younger, less attractive, somewhat ethnically ambiguous sister in movies.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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