- a product is classified as ethnic according to the country or region in which it is sold, e g a Japanese prepared meal would be classified as ethnic if sold in Europe, but not if sold in Asia
Ethnic refers to your cultural heritage and background If you are part of an ethnic group, it means you have a history and live a lifestyle that identifies you with a particular culture, country, religion, or race
Ethnic means connected with or relating to different racial or cultural groups of people. a survey of Britain's ethnic minorities. ethnic tensions. + ethnically eth·ni·cal·ly a predominantly young, ethnically mixed audience
Ethnic clothing, music, or food is characteristic of the traditions of a particular ethnic group, and different from what is usually found in modern Western culture. a magnificent range of ethnic fabrics. someone who comes from a group of people who are a different race, religion etc or who have a different background from most other people in that country
You can use ethnic to describe people who belong to a particular racial or cultural group but who, usually, do not live in the country where most members of that group live. There are still several million ethnic Germans in Russia. + ethnically eth·ni·cal·ly a large ethnically Albanian population
denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J F Kennedy; "ethnic food"