Ethnic
Ethnic , adjective
[Latin ethnicus, Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} nation, {not transcribed} the nations, heathens, gentiles: compare French ethnique.]
1.
Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of race; ethnological.
2.
Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to Jewish and Christian.
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.
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.
Also: Ethnical
Ethnic , noun
1.
A heathen; a pagan. [Obsolete]
No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs.
2.
a member of an ethnic group.