词典释义：
of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition
（与）种族（有关）的；（与）民族（有关）的
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ethnic and cultural rights and traditions 民族和文化权利与传统
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leaders of ethnic communities .种族社区的领袖。
of or relating to national and cultural origins
（与）民族和文化渊源（有关）的
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we recruit our employees regardless of ethnic origin .我们招募员工不分种族。
denoting origin by birth or descent rather than by present nationality
血统的，出身的
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ethnic Albanians in Kosovo .科索沃的阿尔巴尼亚人。
characteristic of or belonging to a non-Western cultural tradition
有非西方文化传统特征的；属于非西方文化传统的
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cheap ethnic dresses 廉价的非西式连衣裙
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folk and ethnic music. 民间异族音乐。
〈古〉 既非基督教亦非犹太教的；异教徒的。
〈主北美〉 少数民族成员。
"late Middle English （denoting a person not of the Christian or Jewish faith）： via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek
