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multiethnic

American  
[muhl-tee-eth-nik, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˈɛθ nɪk, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

  1. involving or pertaining to two or more distinct ethnic groups.


multiethnic British  
/ ˌmʌltɪˈɛθnɪk /

adjective

  1. consisting of, relating to, or designed for various different races

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Etymology

Origin of multiethnic

First recorded in 1965–70; multi- + ethnic

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Example Sentences

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For Xi, the party’s earlier conceptions of a multiethnic China were too weak a foundation for building a modern nation-state, according to Oidtmann.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

What of the history of progressive organizing and multiracial and multiethnic alliances in “rural America”, especially in Appalachia?

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024

Slovakia is one of two nations born out of the former Czechoslovakia, a multiethnic nation established at the end of World War I.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

The team analyzed brain tissue samples from a multiethnic group of nearly 1,400 patients with Alzheimer’s disease, donated from 1991 to 2020.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

States, though—especially so-called empires formed by amalgamation or conquest of states—are regularly multiethnic and multilingual.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond