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民族 — meaning in English

minzoku

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English meaning

  • ethnic adj Relating to a group of people sharing a common ancestry, culture, language, or nationality.
  • ethnicity noun The fact of belonging to a group defined by shared ancestry, culture, or nationality; or that group itself.
  • people noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
  • tribe noun A social group made up of related families or clans, often sharing language, culture, and territory.

Senses

民族 is used for these senses in English:

  • ethnic Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
  • ethnic group A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds.
  • people (countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
  • tribe A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

ethnic — full definition

  1. adj Relating to a group of people sharing a common ancestry, culture, language, or nationality.
  2. adj Reflecting a particular, often minority, culture's traditional style, especially in food, dress, or music.

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