Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for ethnical. Search instead for ethnic+slur.

ethnical

American  
[eth-ni-kuhl] / ˈɛθ nɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. ethnic.

  2. of, relating to, or concerned with ethnology.


Etymology

Origin of ethnical

First recorded in 1540–50; ethnic + -al 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But the Genocide Convention of 1948 is very clear about what constitutes actual or attempted genocide: “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

The United Nations' 1948 Genocide Convention defines genocide as crimes committed "with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such."

From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2023

Big cities present greater challenges than small towns in many ways, so immigrants in cities seem to create their own ethnical neighborhoods where there is emotional safety and familiarity in numbers.

From Salon • May 26, 2023

A court has to establish acts were committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2021

The United Nations now defines genocide as an act, or acts, “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.”

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz